Kashinath Chawan
Hanuman Carrying Mountain
Colour ballpoint pen on extended white card paper with Chawan’s fingerprint on the back side, 60(w) x 38(h) cm.
According to Hindu mythology, when Lakshmana was badly wounded, Hanuman was called upon to fetch sanjeevani, a magical herb which can cure even deadly wounds and illnesses from the mountain Mahodaya in the Himalayas. Upon reaching Mahodaya, Hanuman could not identify the herb and lifted the whole mountain and brought it to save Lakshmana.
