
Bards of Bengal, India, known in Bengali as 'baul'. Their philosophy of life is 'first know yourself.' Then only you can venture into the external world.
Watercolour on paper, 5 x 6 in. At the top, in between is the baul's famous single-string hand-made musical instrument called 'ektara' ('ek' means 'one', 'tar' means 'string' in Bengali). They play the ektara when they sing. Tweet Subscribe to Beautiful and Sublime by Email
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