Informational, symbolic and absolutely stunning. This Thaipusam, We Savour These Exquisite Murugan-Themed Illustrations By A Local Photoshop Artist
standing tall in black and gold last April, then you’re already familiar with the self-taught skills local photoshop artist Rames Harikrishnasamy harbours.
“The majority of the Hindu deities in the main shrines are carved in black stone, but when the temple priest begins to add jewellery and decorations like crowns, the deities take on an amazing appearance. I wanted to recreate the current Lord Murugan statue in Batu Caves in the same way,” he says. Internet users immediately swarmed the comment sections of Rames’ Instagram and Facebook posts, universally applauding his work and many of them claiming to have assumed it was real. Others expressed their desire for the Batu Caves to consider the change.
Almost unnoticeable at first, Rames’ edit of a gold peacock accompanying the deity on the stand is perhaps one of his most realistic Photoshop illustrations of all. Symbolic as much as it is alluring, we can’t get enough of his idea to incorporate a peacock to these images, so here’s a similar edit:Also, psst- if you’re visiting the Batu Caves temple this Thaipusam, keep an eye out for the Murugan, portrayed as a baby.
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