Pratibimb (Sacred Steps)

This watercolor city-riverfront scene stages architecture and water as equal narrators: sun-warmed ochres and brick reds rise in solemn tiers, while the river below loosens them into wavering reflections that feel like memory in motion. The composition guides the eye along the steps toward a quiet gateway, where small, sparsely detailed figures suggest daily ritual rather than spectacle, grounding the monumentality in human scale. A cool, expansive sky and misted distance open the space to breath and transience, making the fortified facade read as both enduring presence and fragile image—held briefly by light before dissolving into the current.