Srikandi

This artwork is about Srikandi (Dewanagari: शिकण्ढी; IAST: Śikhaṇḍī). An androgyny character from Mahabarata. Some stories said she is a woman that raised as a man. Some said she exchanged her sex with a mystical creature called Yaksa.

The legend said that Srikandi is the reincarnation of Amba, a princess who held a grudge to Bhisma because she was kidnapped by him and swore to become his destruction. Princess Amba then born into the body of Srikandi to kill Bhisma.

4724 px X 7175 px procreate and watercolor artwork 2020