The Ganges Trinity was conceived during the period when national attention turned toward cleaning and restoring the Ganga. The work unfolds as a panoramic narrative- before, during, and after restoration- placing the river not as a symbol alone, but as a living female presence shaped by human care, neglect, and reverence.

The composition weaves together scenes from Varanasi: women washing clothes at the river’s edge with children beside them, priests performing aarti with burning camphor, flower sellers meditating beside their baskets, boat girls offering floating diyas, wandering cows moving freely through the ghats, and sadhus accompanied by street dogs- animals often adopted, protected, and lived with as part of an ascetic way of life. Care is given equally to human and animal figures, reflecting the artist’s belief that sanctity extends beyond ritual to all living beings.

Executed over more than six months, the work required an extensive team to apply pure gold and silver leaf by hand. The surface shimmers unevenly, catching light in fragments rather than polish, mirroring the river’s shifting states- polluted, cleansed, and renewed. Mermaid-like figures rendered in silver leaf flank the composition, suggesting unseen life moving beneath the waterline.

The brass frame, crowned by a butterfly-like form, and the balcony above were designed as integral extensions of the artwork, turning the installation into an immersive architectural presence rather than a standalone painting. Monumental in scale and labor, The Ganges Trinity stands as a meditation on restoration- not as spectacle, but as responsibility.

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