Pavakara, The Gatherer of Storms, and King of the Winds (Guardians of Nature #11)

Pavakara, the Guardian and Ruler of Birds, is known by many epithets. Some call him the Gatherer of Clouds/Storms, others name him the King of the Winds, the Master of the Monsoon, the Four Faced Fowl, or even the Harbinger of Fowl Weather. All these titles share one thing in common: they describe and praise Pavakara as a vicious, almighty weather god, one capable of leveling whole nations to the ground with extreme weather and climactic changes. He is seraphim or cherubim-like, possessing four faces and four wings, each belonging to four birds, representing the four directions, the four seasons, and the four elements, yet he also shares attributes with various gods and beings in Hindu iconography (he has a thousand voices, all of which harmonize and speak at once, and he is at his most powerful after meditating and singing hymns). He can also mimic sounds, including human speech. Of the four birds, the owl represents winter, and thus brings extreme snowfall and hail to the Global North, the peacock represents spring, bringing heavy rain and flooding to arid regions or to tropical nations like India, the eagle represents summer, bringing extreme heat, drought, and wildfires to countries like Mexico, and the raven represents fall or autumn, tearing the land apart with hurricane force winds. In my first drawing, Pavakara is depicted annihilating Mumbai, India, under a Category 6 cyclone that floods the city, while in the second drawing, he is depicted as blessing Bhutan with doves (as Bhutan is one of the only nations on Earth with a carbon negative economy, and has tried to minimize harm to the environment).