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Stars Sirius A (Amarion) and B (Bhagyatara)

The brightest star in the night sky is named Sirius, but Sirius is actually two stars, A and B.

A, or the Dog Star, a main sequence star like our own sun, while B, or the Pup Star, is what is called a white dwarf and doesn't produce as much light and heat as they did millions of years ago

The name Sirius comes from Greek, so I gave A more proper name. With B, I thought about Hindu religion and the idea of samsara as B was originally a different kind of star but is slowly dying out, so I gave them a hindi name.

Feel free to critique this, as I am not from India nor live there. I simply like learning about cultures and adding them to my art.