Holy Banaras Painting

Banaras is the place which has an intimate connection with a host of legendary figures and mythical characters like Gautam Buddha, Mahavira, Kabir, Tulsi Das, Shankaracharya, Ramanuja and Patanjali. It is a veritable paradise for Hindu pilgrims, who throng the Ghats of the Ganges for spiritual rewards like deliverance from sin and attainment of heavenly bliss and emancipation from the eternal cycle of birth and death. This, one of the most visited holy places of the planet has been diligently displayed in my creations. Each canvas being a sole example of its idiosyncraticism, has revealed my enormous artistic sensibilities. I have captured the beauty of the city with a microscopic eye, bringing for viewers the gentle waters of the Ganges, the boat rides, the morning worships at sunrise, the evening Ganga aartis’, the high banks of the ancient ghats, the array of shrines, the myriad temple spires, the palaces at water's edge, the ashrams, the pavilions and the palm and cane parasols. Looking at this painting, the viewer drives through the enigmatic voyage of peacefulness and spirituality. The chanting of mantras, the fragrance of incense, the smoke of lamps, the devotional hymns - all slowly comes to you. An atmospheric aura is formulated that fills the air with devotion. By offering this mystifying experience I proficiently transcends the beholder from this world to the divine world. With brush and paint I construct an imaginative alley for the viewer to allow him to walk inside the frame. The appealing picturesque beauty, the grandiosity and the vastness produced, takes him on a sublime journey. The spectator no-more remains just the spectator but instead becomes the member of the picture. He is automatically absorbed and thus instinctively becomes part of the entire painted scenario. This is how I successfully create an intricate connection between the watcher and the work of art. Every painting portrays Ganga emphasizing on the main essences of Benaras. This is how I deftly sheds light on the true spirit of the city and offers altogether a different experience through my paintings. I create this symbolic, not realistic. So It looks like dramatic world.