Ramya Krishnan who is best known for her character of Shivagami in the Baahubali franchise was recreated as ‘Damayanti’ who is intently listening to the swam recount tales of Nala.
Title ‘Hamsa Damayanti’, Ravi Varma painted this in 1899, the portrait has been inspired from a sub-plot in the epic Mahabharata about Damayanti and the king of Nishada, Nala.
It is said that smitten by her beauty, Nala sent over a swan who sings praises about the king in order to make Damayanti fall in love with him.
It’s also interesting that the mode of communication between between Damayanti and Nala is a swan, who mates for life. Damayanti and Nala are also known for their unwavering loyalty towards each other no matter what.
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