#folklore
Apolaki Wept. (click for high res.)
Apolaki, the sun god of the Tagalog and Pangasinense folk of the northern Philippines, was said to have wept in great sorrow at the suffering of his people during colonial rule.
night blooming jasmine (nyctanthes arbor-tristis) 🌟🌛
the work is inspired by a folktale about the parijata tree. there was once a princess called Parijat, she fell in love with the sun god Surya. Surya didn’t return her love, and in despair Parijat became the night blooming jasmine tree. the flowers bloom in the night, and in the day when the sunlight touches them, they fall to the ground.