Pooja Mhatre
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A cosmic turtle moves across a muted lavender field.
Its shell is not just shell, it is a mountain range.
On it, entire worlds are built: villages, trees, homes, birds, and pathways.
A white lotus blooms at the front, rooted in earth.
The sun rises behind one peak, the moon rests on another.
Fish, clouds, and coral forms surround the turtle, as if the sea and sky both live on its back.
Kurma is about bearing.
In mythology, Kurma avatar of Vishnu held the Mandara mountain during Samudra Manthan.
Here, the turtle does not just hold a mountain. It holds civilization, nature, time, and faith.
The ground is heavy, but the turtle walks.
What is carried is not a burden. It is life itself.
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