Hamsa Damyanti

Hamsa Damyanti is a lady of instincts and practical decisions Because she is not shy, or giggling while learning about a man she was earlier attracted to. She has never seen him. But she has heard a lot of virtues about him. She is vigilant.

The swan, the real hero of this portrait. It's beak is open depicting it elucidating all about Nala. The golden, milk white swan's eyes are also serious. Maybe because it jsut escaped from being killed by Nala, by trading its death with it speaking to Damyanti on his behalf. It can't undersell, or oversell.

Damyanti is a lady in love. She doesn't like the idea of love and romance. Her idea of an ideal man was man of honor, simplicity and kindness. From the stories that the swan narrates she draws his character that she falls in love with. She has had never met with him by then. It was a "blind love".

The secluded grove that they are in, the massive pillar with a lotus signifies purity, the relationship they were building was based on their soul's journey and the way nature directed them. So does the pearl ornaments that she has worn.

The fragrance of the image screams love, but in a mature way. Although there is a lot of hide-and-seek in their story Damyanti and Nala fell in love with the beauty of their face, heart and soul from a great distance. She believed in all that she has heard about him, and never doubted the reality that they would have to build. This heedfulness helped her on the swayamvar day to choose the Nala she fell in love with, and not the four other Nalas incarnated by Gods themselves. She didn't want the best Nala, she wanted the real one. She knew it without having to be in the same room even once. That is the kind of love she has been building.