Sun and Moon

About this book

Part of everyday life yet rich in symbolic meaning renderings of the sun and the moon are present in all folk and tribal art traditions of India. They are always in relationship with each other. Agrarian societies keep track of time by referring to markers in the seasonal variations of the sun moon and the planets. Over the course of time they have also woven wonderful stories and myths around them. Here for the first time is a collection of unusual stories and exquisite art from some of the finest living artists on this most universal of themes.