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Design studio creates capsule collection

for Beyond Bollywood Exhibition

The display at Asian Art Museum Celebrating 2,000 years of Dance in South Asia,

South East Asia, and the Himalayas

OUR BUREAU forms of music, dance, and theater.
This design and hand drawn il-
San Francisco, CA
lustration was inspired by the Ras-
ward Winning IhsanIshan amandala. In Sanskrit “Mandala”
Design is a New York-based means circle. Lord Krishna’s prayer
Astudio founded by artist and “Jai Shri Krishna” is incorporated
designer Sangeetha Kowsik, who is a in Sanskrit language calligraphy.
Hindu Indian American woman and The story goes all the Gopikas
an Islamic/Arabic Calligrapher. wanted to dance with Lord Krish-
She has designed and developed na, so the magnanimous Lord ap-
and exclusive collection inspired by peared as 25,000 Krishnas so each
the exhibition “Beyond Bollywood” girl had a Krishna to dance with!
at the Asian Art Museum. Cows, peacocks, flowers, and rich
She has created the following vegetation are all associated with
products available exclusively at the Lord Krishna.
Cha May Ching Boutique inside the Scarf (with tassels) and Tote Bag
Museum. Concept: KATHAK is one of the 8
Children’s Tee Concept: Lord Classical Dance forms of India which
Krishna is known as the Lord of originated in the North. The dancers
Love, Compassion, and Tenderness wear (white ropes with numerous
in Hinduism, the 8th incarnation of rows of bells) which has been hand
Lord Vishnu or Supreme Conscious- illustrated around the border of the
ness to earth. scarf.
His charm and boyhood antics This design is inspired by a paint-
(grew up among the cowherds or ing from 1730 which is attributed to
Gopis of Northern rural India) are Pandit Seu who was from the North
celebrated across South Asia in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Towards Better Living

Wisdom from the life and talks of HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Throughout 2022, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
presents a bi-monthly article series to help us
navigate our existence towards better living.

When: Every second & fourth
Friday of the month

This series is dedicated to Pramukh Swami Maharaj,
whose centennial in 2022 gives an occasion to celebrate
the life of a person who will inspire generations towards
goodness, happiness and harmony.

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