Vakratunda

This circular composition distills an elephantine presence into a quiet icon—its sweeping, gold-ochre trunk cutting a ceremonial vertical through veils of turquoise, ash, and earthen rose. A peacock feather crowns the form like a vigilant eye, while the hammered, textile-like texture and faint script to the right suggest memory inscribed onto skin, turning the figure into both guardian and manuscript. The soft, clouded field dissolves edges so that solidity and spirit interpenetrate, evoking devotion not as spectacle but as a sustained, inward breath. The work holds a poised tension between weight and grace, inviting the viewer to read protection, wisdom, and reverence as layered atmospheres rather than fixed symbols.