Rabindranath Tagore singing and Maharshi Debendranath listening with great interest. Artist: Gaganendranath Tagore. "The Himalayas of India are sacred. The Bindhyachal of India is sacred. The rivers of India that give milk to human habitats through endless streams contain sacred water. Haridwar is sacred. Hrishikesh is sacred. Kedarnath and Badrikashram are sacred. Kailas is sacred. Manassarobar is sacred. Puskar is sacred. The confluence of Jamuna with Ganga is sacred. The ending of Ganga in the sea is sacred. The enormous nature that surrounds us, whose light comes and fulfills our eyes, whose heat vibrates life in our entire body, whose water supports our coronation, whose food supports our life, through the many doors of whose sky-high mystery-castle various representatives come out and keep our consciousness awake with sounds, with fragrance, with colors, with thoughts, India has deeply expanded her devotion through that nature. India has accepted the world through spiritual offerings, has not reduced her by consumption, has not moved her away from her place of work by indifference. Through a sacred connection with this universal nature, India has known herself greatly, and truthfully. India'a sacred places are announcing these words." A paragraph from an article entitled The Hermitage. Translated from Bengali. "Tumi    keman kare gan karo je guni,              abak ho-a shuni, kebal shuni." Next  List of all Paintings   Home