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This month is the 4 year anniversary of my graduation from college and the completion of my senior thesis, “Bhogavati: Kingdom of the Naga”. For those of you who remember, the first image was a doodle I made shortly after it premiered. I decided to celebrate by doing a redraw of the kids and update their designs a bit. 

If you haven’t seen it yet, you can view my thesis here on vimeo 

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"Bhogavati", Coastal Thailand

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Bhogavati: Kingdom of the Naga | 2018

A young naga girl wishes to learn water magic, but when things don't go as planned, she ends up discovering her own inner magic instead!

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Bhogavati: Kingdom of the Naga | Nina Marie Hartman

My senior thesis at UArts is finally complete! I had so much fun working on this over the past year, and I’m really proud of the end result. It’s a story I wrote from experience, and a very important lesson to learn in life; that for every door shut another one opens, and that everyone has something special and important that only they can do. I hope you enjoy, please reblog! 

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Bhogavati is mythological

VAMPIRE'S SECOND STORY. 97 THE VAMPIRE'S SECOND STORY. OF THE RELATIVE VILLANY OF MEN AND WOMEN. In the great city of Bhogavati dwelt, once upon a time, a young prince, concerning whom I may say that he strikingly resembled this amiable son of your majesty. Raja Vikram was silent, nor did he acknowledge the Baital's indirect compliment. He hated flattery, but he liked, when flattered, to be flattered in his own person; a feature in their royal patron's cha- racter which the Nine Gems of Science had turned to their own account. Now the young prince Raja Ram (continued the tale teller) had an old father, concerning whom I may say that he was exceedingly unlike your Raja- ship, both as a man and as a parent. He was fond of hunting, dicing, sleeping by day, drinking at night, and eating perpetual tonics, while he delighted in the idleness of watching nautch girls, and the vanity of falling in love. But he was adored by his children because he took the trouble to win their hearts. He did not lay it down as a law of heaven that his off- spring would assuredly go to Patala if they neglected

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Bhogavati is 

the subterranean capital of the nagas, or serpent beings, in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. It is located in Patala, the lowest of the netherworlds. 

Bhogavati in Hinduism

Capital of the nagas: In Hindu tradition, Bhogavati is known as the glorious city where the nagas reside. The Mahabharatadescribes the city as being populated by the fierce, shape-shifting offspring of the sage Kashyapa and the goddess Surasa.

Rulers: The city is primarily ruled by Vasuki, the king of the nagas. Some texts state that Vasuki and the multi-headed serpent Shesha both rule the city.

Conquest by Ravana: The epic Ramayana states that the rakshasa king Ravana, during his reign, conquered Bhogavati.

Kundalini energy: In the yogic tradition of Rasashastra, the name Bhogavati is also used to refer to Kundalini, the "serpentine" divine energy that is coiled at the base of the spine. The name points to the energy's coiling form and its nature of providing pleasure (bhoga).

River: The name Bhogavati can also refer to a river, such as the one in the Patala region mentioned in the Devi Bhagavata Purana. 

Bhogavati in Buddhism

Naga king's residence: In Buddhist tradition, Bhogavati is depicted as a palace in the naga world that serves as the residence of the naga king Varuna.

Bodhisattva teachings:According to the 6th-century Buddhist text Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa, a wisdom queen named Bhogavati was present during the teachings given by the Bodhisattva of wisdom, Mañjuśrī. 

Bhogavati in Jainism

City of the nagas: In Jain mythology, Bhogavati also appears as a city of the nagas. It is referred to as a feminine entity and holds significant mythological and cultural importance within the tradition. 

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Above are some shots from the Coastal Thailand level of the video game Tomb Raider: Underworld.  The game follows Lara Croft as she searches for the mythical Thor's Hammer among the underworld's of various ancient civilizations.  This level has a focus on stonework and intense plant-life among the lost temples.  The level also has a distinct Hindu motif throughout many of the structures and puzzles. 

Photos Courtesy of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Interactive