User:Voodooartistsandy/Byala - Rakhine version of the Nawa Rupa.

'MYTHICAL ANTELOPES’  or   ‘MASCOTS’ of Ancient Ra-khine people '

Since I came back from the trip of myauk-u city[Ancient city of Rakhine],I can’t forget about BYARLA.i saw them on the walls of ancient padodas{14-16 AD}.Byarlas are creatures of peace most are wearing smiling faces; combined with 9 parts of animal bodies.It is well recoganized as a mascot bringing good luck to one’s home; location or life thus images of Byarla used to be integrated onto pagodas ;places; monasteries; monuments;  gates;  moats;   buildings etc.These Byarlas are started from the century of wai- thar-li;lay-myo to myauk-u[14-16 AD] And till theseadays we can see on Myauk-U’s ancient pagodas as wall paintings and as sculptures too. Even ancient Ra-khine used Byarla sculptures on clay pipes for wedding ceremonies.Byarlas are not even Mythical creatures but also they have their own qualities and historical records. so;I felt that they are more adorable ;precious and more interesting to look and concern what ancient people wanted to give messages to us.

body parts of Byala[ they called BYARL    too]

1-Dragon’s crest [or] Elephant’s trunk 2-Deer’s eyes 3-Horn of Rhinoceros 4-Tongue of parrot 5-Ear of Elephant [or] Horse 6-Tail of Peacock [or] Camari Bird 7-Teeth of Tiger 8-Torso of Kayak [or] Fish scales 9-Lion’s mane or legs or hands or Head [or] Ka ra weik Bird”s mane

Dragon= powerful in sky+ lands+oceans Elephant=one of the four precious things of ancient Royal kingdom Deer= beauty ; innocent and purity Rhinoceros= Rhino has only a horn but it can attack or defence to elephant; tiger and even lion.It is very strong and brave.but never show his strength to weak animals.never use its strength to attack to small animals Parrot= best in talk Horse= one of the four precious things of ancient Royal kingdom Peacock = Dancing means happylife,resting means peaceful life Camari Bird= King of the birds/ symbol of brave soldier/show the beauty; ./good leader; /have alots of followers Tiger= tiger;s teeth are sharp and strong./Never step back when need to attack./Give afraidness to othersBrave and obedient to family. Kayak=politeness./Beauty;/Gracefully movement;/Peaceful Fish =Love.Wealthy Ra-Khine wedding’s lunch.they decorate with 2 fried fish with scales.scales Ka ra weik Bird= Beautiful Voice /Its mane has 6 colours/Every people always  want to watch and want to listen its voice/Never has enemies Lion= king of the Jungle/Powerful/Has pride,Brave/Get respect automatically from others/Never eat grass even starve to die;only alive prey is its food

Byarls are so interesting so since I came back from Myauk-u;I keep on thinking about them.Even sometimes in my dreams; they are appearing gracefully walking; dancing;jumping ;climbing up and down on my walls.so I have no choice except draw and paint down on canvas about these unforgettable beautiful creatures.I exhibited my 2nd solo exhibitin with 25 Byarla paintings  at NEW ZERO ART SPACE in 2008. But now also I keep on painting byarlas  whenever  I miss them.Although; I just draw & paint as I remember as the same of original pictures’ lines and positionsBut I changed all the colours ;textures and background are as the same as my dreams and as my feelings. I hope that when you see my Byarlas ; You can get happiness and lucky life too…

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