Hindu Mythology Event

[ambidextrousarcher]

HINDU MYTHOLOGY EVENT- 2020

Giving my name for it, guys! Thought I could make a nice header image. Credit for the art to Sonia. (I don’t know who that is, I found this on Google after a long search)

Hyped for the event!

The requisite entries expected for each day are:

Day 1 (2nd August)- Modern AU.

Any modern AU adaptation of the Hindu mythical cosmos is welcome!

Day 2 (5th August)- Canon Divergence.

Diverging AU in the same timeframe as the original text for any mythological event, from any epic text such as the Ramayana, Mahabharata, etc. A hypothetical example is: ‘What if Krishn gave his army to the Pandavas and joined the Kauravas?’

Day 3 (8th August)- Female Mythical Characters.

Feel free to explore and appreciate any female character who features in the Hindu mythical cosmos!

Day 4 (11th August)- Male Mythical Characters

Feel free to explore and appreciate any male character who features in the Hindu mythical cosmos!

Day 5 (14th August)- Character Analysis

This day is for the creator to voice their subjective opinions on and analyses of any character (mortal or divine) and/or give a character sketch of that particular character, as the creator wishes.

Day 6 (17th August)- Underrated characters/relationships

This is the day for appreciating any character you find is receiving less than their due! You can also explore the relationship dynamics you feel should be explored more.

 For example, if I feel like Satyaki is a character who should be explored more, I can write about him, his relations with Duryodhana/Arjun, or I could write something about Satyaki, and I could explore the relations of some other characters, such as say, Subhadra and Uttaara.

Day 7 (20th August)- Creator’s choice of topic.

Go wild! Choose any story you want, to draft what you wish.

Day 8 (23rd August)- Mahabharata

The day to explore the world’s largest and most complex epic. Anything from the Mahabharata is welcome.

Day 9 (26th August)- Ramayana

The day to explore the saga of Rama and Sita. Anything related to the Ramayana is welcome.

Day 10 (29th August)- Dashavatar

The day to appreciate the 10 avatars of Vishnu. Anything related to them is fair game.

These days are there only to give some structure to the event. For all that it is preferred that a poster follow the given order, you can post any of these on any day in the month of August.

Edits, metas, GIF’s, fics, any kind of creative work is definitely welcome.

The mods of this event are @1nsaankahanhai-bkr and @allegoriesinmediasres, please contact them for queries. I request the both of them to check my post for errors related to their event. 

The blog to follow for the event is @hindumythologyevent

Tagging some of my mutuals: @ambitiousandcunning @jigyask @shaonharryandpannisim @mayavanavihariniharini @justahappyreindeer @phalgunaa @avani008 @mayavanavihariniharini @muralofmyths @lovingyou-is @fierarain @chaanv @thetrailofyourbloodinthesnow @abeyyaaar, @pratigyakrishnaki, @dr-definitely-not-magic, @starsailororastronaut @ministryofsillytalks @worddiva179 and @medhasree

Please tag those I forgot.

[sundaralekhan]

Sundaralekhan 2026

Sundaralekhan (“beautiful writing”) is back for 2026! This event will run from February 21 to February 27. You can make gifsets, moodboards, graphics, edits, fics, art, web weaves, or anything else you can think of! I will be tracking #sundaralekhan and #sundaralekhan2026, so be sure to tag your posts.

You can also mention the event blog (@sundaralekhan) or my main blog (@herawell) your post for good measure.

Credit for the prompts graphic goes to @friend-shaped-but! Header gif is made by me.

February 21: Folklore/local myths

This day is for exploring folklore, local myths, and other stories not in the mainstream.

February 22: Next Gen

This day is for exploring next generation characters from any of the epics or other myths.

February 23: Women-centric romance

This day is for exploring woman-centered romance, either femslash or het that focuses on the woman. 

February 24: Rarepair 

This day is for exploring rarepairs.

February 25: AU

This day is for imagining alternate universes, e.g. canon divergences, genderbends, modern settings, place swaps, etc.

February 26: Pride

This day is for exploring gender identities, orientations, and relationships that fall under the queer umbrella.

February 27: Creator’s Choice

This day is a free day. 

[sundaralekhan]

Sundaralekhan 2026

So I’m hosting Sundaralekhan again some time in February 2026 and I’m revamping the prompts. If anyone wants to suggest prompts, here’s a Google form: https://forms.gle/qoShx4eySAM1Bb1r6

All forms of media and NSFW are accepted.

[hindumythologyevent]

Hello! I was wondering if you guys (mods) will be hosting an event for 2021? If not that’s cool too! I just liked the drive it gave me to write 😂 -pratigyakrishnaki (Triveni)

Not this year, as I (mod Ally) am busy with school for pretty much the rest of the year, and I’ll be on vacation during part of the time I have off. As for the other mods, Mod Nia deactivated a while ago and Mod 1nsaan doesn’t seem to have logged onto Tumblr in a while.

[latent-thoughts]

I'm requesting everyone to please crosspost their fics to AO3 ASAP.

If the Tumblr Post+ thing goes live, and people put their fanfiction behind a paywall, we're all screwed. Tumblr will either shut down or will delete all fanfiction posted here. Because massive lawsuits will happen, the likes of which Tumblr cannot fight.

Fanfiction or gifs of movies/shows cannot be used to gain any profit. It's illegal as per Intellectual Property Rights; the rights to use anything derived from these media entities belong to the production company only.

There's no way to make profit off these things, but some people will try. And it'll spell disaster. Because it only needs a few idiots to ruin everyone's enjoyment.

So please, keep your lifeboats ready and move your fanworks to AO3, which is free and is a safe haven for fanfiction and even fanart and other media.

[fortuitousraven]

Sigh, now I'm really glad I started my library thing.

Friendly reminder that fannish non-fiction/meta works are explictly allowed on Ao3, so please back those posts up too if you contribute fandom meta!

[incorrectmahabharatquotes]

Not Mbh related but this has a huge following so might alert everyone.

[fic-recs-of-hindu-lore]

This is a sideblog where I’ll be reblogging Hindu mythology fics that I enjoy and recommend! Follow if you want to get my fic recs!

[askhindumyths]

To the moderators. I asked this question to three people but no one answered. Comparison between asoiaf characters and mahabharata characters. Jaime karna. Draupadhi dany. Arjun rhagar. Quentyn abhimanyu. Duryudhan Robert. Oberyn ashwathama. Yudhishthir ned. Cat kunti. Eklavya jon. Krishna Tyrion. Bheem clegane. Also I love the blog.

This has been in the askboox forever.

It will be a very long answer.

Well I was a but hesitant to compare characters since mahabharat is an ancient mythological/religious text and asoiaf is a modern novel written by a white man about medieval age with dher sara racism and usse bhi zyada sexism.

Jaime and karna is an apt comparison. Both are grey characters. They are very similar and perhaps the most interesting character in their stories. neither of them are bad or irredeemable like some people think. They are not evil.Both have done some bad things.Jaime pushing a child and karna asking for draupadhi to be disrobed. Both have fans who will defend and ignore every wrong thing they have ever done. Both have haters who will accuse them or blame them for things they haven’t done. Both have abandonment tissues. And issues with parents. Tywin and Kunti. Both have toxic relationship with one of their siblings. Both have one man(brother) whom they love a lot.They both are big time dicks. They both ate great warriors. Have golden armour and great hair. Both didn’t get what they deserved as first sons.

Also.i love them both. Both have bi aesthetics.

But I feel jaime is more darker version of karna.

Draupadhi dany? Draupadhi dany? Seriously? How can you. One is the epitome of kindness other has a tendency of being cruel especially to teens while being a teen herself. Dany wannt power. Draupadhi demands respect. I think Arianne matches draupadhi in a way they both are kind and sweet and dark and very beautiful but also wants what’s their by right. But closest comparison to draupadhi will be Elia. Both beautiful dark skinned princess. Both knows to be witty and sweet at same time. Both have two brothers who love them very much. The elder brother being calm and composed and seeks revenge(for himself and for his sister respectively). The one same age as very is attractive, fierce, a great warrior and will fo anything for their sister. So you have another similarities. Oberyn and Drishtdyum.

Now similarities in their tragedy. Both married to prince charming. Both of their husband cheated on them.(yes I would call arjun going on a self imposed bramcharya because he interrupted dra and yudi and then bringing two wives with him cheating. And I am fully aware one of those marriages was forced on him so I won’t blame him for that one).one is Insulted in front of the whole kingdom because of her husband other is insulted and humiliated by her husband. Almost sexually harassed and brutally raped.Innocent children were killed by an evil man. Draupadhi’s consent is not clear when she was married of to other four pandavas and Elia’s concent is dubious during aegon’s conception. Both are hated for no reasons at all part from sexism and racism respectively. Both are bright women who deserved so much better but didn’t get because men cant give their best character happiness.

Well the only similarities between dany and draupadhi is that bothered the women are strong willed and do not hesitate to speak their mind.

Dany herself isn’t evil but her character arch is mixture of white saviour/colonist and invader even though she is projected as an conqueror.

Oh. So you are the one who compared arjun with that peice of shit. I guess a certain person gave you a very befitting reply. But I will add my two cents. Both of them are shy prince . Those dreamy boys. One to some extent matches the description while the other is a black blot on the whole men community. Both of them cheated on their wife( yeah I would call arjun going on a brahmcharya yatra because he interrupted drapu and yudi and then bringing back two wives with him without her consent cheating. I am fully aware one of the marriage was forced into him so atleast one). The last similarities between them is that pos is a good instrument player and arjun a great dancer. Similarly ends here.

I think arjun and jon are more similar. They both are the so called protagonists, great at their arsenal skills and have a tendency to brood. Girls are mad after them. Anxiety prone. Constantly needs Krishna’s/ aemon’s guidance. Calm and hyper at the same time. Have good hair. Mommy issues and brother issues. Often becomes gay with Krishna and satin who are supposed to be their brother. I guess they both are a bit overhyped.dont get me wrong but neither of them are the best character or the most interesting character. Here best does not mean good people. Also they are often excused of everything wrong they have ever done because “heroes”. They both were forced by a woman to sleep with them.

Eklavya and jon ? Definitely not. More like eklavya and theon. Both deserve better. Both wanted to prove themselves. Both were not acknowledged by the men they admired. Both were mutilated.

Oberyn and Ashwathama? Hell no. I know both are angry,hot warriors and desire revenge but they are polls apart. Ashwathama killed innocent teenagers in middle of night. Oberyn desired revenge for brutal rape and murder.of her sister and her children. He literally died fighting for justice for murdered children.

Duryudhan and Robert? Good men turned bad. Stupid and angry. Big muscular men who love to drink and don’t respect women. Maybe that comparison is apt.

Bheem and clegane? My eyes are bleeding. The only similarity between them is that they both are gigantic and physically very powerful men. I agree bheem has massive anger issues but ugh.

Jr clegane is okay but creepy. His big brother is a monster who killed a baby by smashing his head and raped her mother on his corpse. And now he is a cruel zombie. Bheem has killed many people in war but the only time he got violent or cruel was with men who almost harrassed his wife in public.

Yudhishthir and ned.

Well yeah. Both extremely boring characters. Have false sense of moral. They are all about morals except when it comes to them. They took their families for granted and jeopardised their lives.

Tbh I am not a big fan of either women. Dont get me wrong. I don’t

Cat and kunti are alike. Mentally strong.

Accepted that their husband had another woman. Love their children fiercely. Will do anything for them. Have shades of grey.

Kunti is guilt driven for abandoning karna and cat to some extent thinks about the fact how she never felt affectionate about Jon. Rhe sixth child.

Abhimanyu was literally bifurcated to make quentynans aegon. Son of a prince charming. Destined to be hero and destined to die young. Fierce,smart, pretty , nice and immensely cute teenager boys. Absolutely adorable. A leader. Taught from a young age/womb about warship skills and politics.

Abhimanyu and quentyn match too. Young shy boy on a mission. Wants to impress his father. The most innocent character in the story. Good hearted. Mission fails. Dies in the most painful way imaginable.

Krishna and Tyrion? Lol. There is nothing similar. One is a pathetic, self loathing drunkard who thinks he is smart the other one is literally a god.

[hindumythologyevent]

hi guys! may i ask if we can still post our entries even though the event is over? thank you in advance!

Absolutely!

[1nsaankahanhai-bkr]

So the event is finally over.

Thank you all for participating in the hindumythologyevent and making it a grand success.

I never thought so many people will participate. Y'all not only participated but contributed with your excellent fanart and breaking editing skills and your vocal.

Thank you so much.

Special thanks to @allegoriesinmediasres for making the blog @hindumythologyevent and @soniaoutloud for co moderating.

And thank you @chaanv didi for giving the idea of extending it to a month. I thought of only one week.

I am literally crying tears of joy

[preyasi]

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I have a lot of emotions, so I pass some of them to you.

Tagging : @1nsaankahanhai-bkr @bigheadedgirlwithbigdreams @soniaoutloud @lemponkoira @supermeh-krishnafan @chaanv @sunshineomeara @slytherclaw-lair

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[chaanv]

Hinduism:  Lord Vishnu, the Preserver

10 Avatars of Vishnu (+ Mohini)

[chaanv]

@hindumythologyevent This is an old edit, but it fits for the final day!

[starsailororastronaut]

@hindumythologyevent | day 10 | dashavatar

Sita and Ram

Janaki-vallabha and Rama-vallabha taking a stroll and enjoying each other's company, without any restrictions.

(I made this as I love to see them, together and happy 💛, this has been my oldest wish if I might say so- just seeing them happy; apologies for the appalling quality of the photo)

My gratitude to the moderators of hindu mythology event @1nsaankahanhai-bkr , @soniaoutloud , @allegoriesinmediasres and all the members participating, it has been so much fun seeing this level of talent for my favorite topics, and also thanks for liking my contributions so much 😊

[urmisketches-deactivated2021053]

@hindumythologyevent day 10: Dashavatar

[adeerdaze]

Hindu Mythology Event // Day 10: Dashavatar

Vasudha was tired. Her legs were giving out. 

“Bhumi… Bhumi…” Chills ran up her spine. The way he called her was like coercing a child out of hiding. Her breath hitched, heart beat faster than the wind, hands shook, blood on her clothes and feet already bleeding. Thorns in her feet couldn’t stop her, the sharp rocks couldn’t stop her, the burning of feet due to the hot desert sand couldn’t stop her, injured from falling and almost drowning couldn’t stop her, her tear strained blurry vision couldn’t stop her. The earth itself had started to get wobbly beneath her feet. 

“Hari…” She prayed, her soul itself crying in pain. Pain inching away in every single nerve of her body. She cursed Brahma for putting her through such pain all the time. He would go around giving demons boons and like this, all the time, they torture her. Tears now fell off her cheeks this time. Her feet were not being able to carry her own weight anymore. What state had the demon brought to her? One who bears the weight of every living creature couldn’t bear her own body’s weight. 

“Narayana, please save me. I cannot bear this anymore.” She prayed. He had told her that when she’d call him, he’ll come to her. Where was he now? “Isn’t this your duty to save people, Hari? Can you not see all of these living creatures? Can you not hear their agony? Can you not feel their distraught souls?” She rebuked him when she didn’t hear any answer from him. 

Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashyap both would often got hunting as children and hunt animals. Hiranyaksha took great pleasure in hunting boars and bringing them back to boast among his fellow-demons. He’d bring the head of boars as spoils of his victory. How the hunter had become the hunt. How the pride fell when he begged for mercy from that boar beating black and blue out of him. Every limb breaking like glass shattering. He had least expected a boar to kill him. Saraswati played a rude trick on him when she boasted his hunting skills to throw his pride taller than the universe. Vishnu, taking the form of a boar, came to kill the tyrant demon. 

Varah, the boar, is often seen in his half-boar and half-human form in statues. Four arms. One holding the mace, another on his waist, another holding the lotus and last holding up Bhu-devi almost higher than his own height as his gaze is fixed on her lovingly. 

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[luncheon-aspic]

It's time for the avatars of Vishnu @hindumythologyevent ! @art-culture-philosophy-and-media and I were talking earlier today about a certain art style that we both like, so I grabbed some illustrations from the 1923 book that really put the "standard" ten incarnations on the map in Thai culture.

However, note that there are only nine pictures! As the author was a devout Buddhist writing for a Buddhist audience, he only spent one page to explaining that the Hindus claim the Buddha as an avatar because of his purity and popularity, but that "we" know better -- the Buddha is far superior to the gods. (The issue of the Buddha avatar in general is very interesting, but that's potential material for the next event...)

[ilmacore-deactivated20250430]

Sorry fo the bad quality of my phone but here's Kalki for the 10 th day

Dashavatara

[crazycollectionruins]

Yugandhar

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