22/04/2026
Padmasambhava
(Lotus Born)
My first trip to Nepal was for an event.It was sort of a gathering/exhibition.Where the motive was to bring awareness about medicinal mushroom to the locals and travelers.I was a part as an psychedelics motivated visionary artist.I did fire flower for the same event and took my collection along.
During that time my friend took me to the local thangka artists who was working on commissioned painting for him.We met 3 to 4 different artists in their shop,that was the time that I got to know this style that I was seeing here n there was called thangka.I decided to do a thangka piece when I returned back to Delhi.Its been more than a year working on this piece and here I am.
The deity is sitting in the garden at the centre of the temple,with four gates in each direction.The gates are guarded with gaja (sacred elephants).Eyes in each corner represent consciousness which is the basis of the temple itself.The wheel is sitting on the tree of life,holding the construct strong.I tried to show the different dimensions or plains around the corners to give a glimpse into interconnectedness of different realities.
Aum namoh narayan
Aum mani padme hum
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