"Manos de Pachamama" mural by Nina Yagual, et al - Turners Falls, Massachusetts - Murals on Waymarking.com

Designed by Nina Yagual, "Manos de Pachamama" -- which translates to "The Hands of Mother Nature" -- is a mural on the northeast side of the Montague Parks and Recreation fieldhouse in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The "portrayal of nature and all of her offerings" was painted in the Summer of 2017 with the help of Brick House Teen Center youth and local artists.

This fantastical scene covers the entire wall and the whole gable end of the roof, its sky blue trim framing the top border. Central to the scene is a full rainbow through which alternating yellow and orange sun rays shine. Outside the color arch is a pitch black night sky with scattered stars and a pale yellow crescent moon to the left. The pair of disembodied Pachamama's hands appear in front of the rainbow, spreading seeds over gently rolling azure hills. Fluffy clouds flank the hands and a few raindrop fall from the left puff.

Myriad stout plants dot the horizon with fleshy green foliage or flowers. A river rolls between the upper blue mounds and an earthy foreground along the bottom border. A single cinnamon-colored bird sails towards the sun. A white swan swims downstream. A fancy-tail fish swims upstream. A mocha mermaid with a spectacular shock of wafting white hair is near the uppermost part of the water to the right. A young girl lies on the lowest land and reads a book.

The number 56 is painted broad strokes at the far left corner of the building. Mysterious only until you know that is the street address!

Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes. She is also known as the earth/time mother.[1] In Inca mythology, Pachamama is a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting, embodies the mountains, and causes earthquakes. She is also an ever-present and independent deity who has her own self-sufficient and creative power to sustain life on this earth.[1] Her shrines are hallowed rocks, or the boles of legendary trees, and her artists envision her as an adult female bearing harvests of potatoes and coca leaves.[2] The four cosmological Quechua principles – Water, Earth, Sun, and Moon[2] – claim Pachamama as their prime origin. Priests sacrifice llamas, cuy (guinea pigs), and elaborate, miniature, burned garments to her.[3] After the conquest by Spain, which forced conversion to Roman Catholicism, the figure of the Virgin Mary became united with that of the Pachamama for many of the indigenous people.[4] In pre-Hispanic culture, Pachamama is often a cruel goddess eager to collect her sacrifices. As Andean cultures form modern nations, Pachamama remains benevolent, giving,[5] and a local name for Mother Nature. Thus, many in South America believe that problems arise when people take too much from nature because they are taking too much from Pachamama.[6] Pachamama is the mother of Inti the sun god and Mama Killa the moon goddess. Pachamama is said to also be the wife of Inti, her son.

Source: Wikipedia