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                                                Artist : shri priya 

On the day of Diwali, it is a custom to worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha together. It is well-known that Goddess Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth, fortune, luxury and prosperity (both material and spiritual) while Lord Ganesha is revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the ‘Deva’ of intellect and wisdom. People worship these two deities together to welcome wealth along with intelligence. Since no celebration is deemed complete without invoking Lord Ganesha, Diwali is no exception either. Ganesha is considered as the remover of all obstacles. Hence, He is worshipped first to get rid of all the obstacles that hinder our growth. Along with that, worshipping the forms of Goddess Mahalakshmi is the most crucial part of Diwali. It is said that on the night of Diwali, Goddess Lakshmi visits each house and blesses everyone with great wealth. But the question remains as to why Lakshmi and Ganesha are worshipped together and there is an interesting story behind the worship of Lakshmi and Ganesha on Diwali.

Artist : Manjari

A mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Asian regions. It can be understood in two different ways: externally as a visual representation of the universe and also internally as a guide for several practices that take place in many Asian traditions, including meditation. In Hinduism and Buddhism, the belief is that by entering the mandala and proceeding towards its center, you are guided through the cosmic process of transforming the universe from one of suffering into one of joy and happiness.

Hinduism and Buddhism are are the only two religion in which you will see the culture of mandala art . Its said that the mandala art work is related to the universe power which is concentrated towards it center. If u have ever notice the Mandala artwork starts from center and spreads away as u go just like the universe .

SO LETS GET STARTED :

 I STARTED WITH DRAWING OUT LINE WITH PENCIL 
Make sure you dint use much hard pencil at it might affect the paper and to dark will not let you erase it later on.

STEP 1 DRAW OUTLINE WITH PENCIL 

STEP 2 WORK ON AREA WISE 
No need to rush on the work you should go slowly and steady .