Mayura Narthana means "Peacock's dance". The peacock symbolizes beauty, love, wisdom, immortality, and prosperity. It is the vehicle for deities such as Kama (love), Lakshmi (prosperity), Brahma (creation), Kartikeya (war), and Saraswati (wisdom), and Krishna is often depicted with a peacock feather in his crown . I chose the peacock in the center as there are a lot of peacocks at my grandparents place in India. So making this project helped me to connect more to my roots and culture. My favorite part is the borders of the mandala. Hardest part of this project was getting everything to be straight and symmetrical. The peacocks surrounding are spectators, and the birds inside are part of the dance.