Yantra painting, "Ganesha"

"Lord Ganesha is worshipped for prosperity, intelligence and riches with the mantra Aum Ganeshaya nama in front of this yantra," explains Dr. Sneh Gangal. "According to Hindu beliefs, the Ganesha yantra brings all kinds of fortunes to the worshipper." Dr. Gangal paints the yantra with natural stone colors on ivory paper. The painting is mounted on lined card paper.

Dr. Gangal is inspired by the yantras in Mantra Mahodathi by Dr. Sudhakar Malvaya. A yantra, according to Indian metaphysics, is a geometric representation of energy. According to Hindu Tantras, a mantra is regarded as the ray of consciousness that a yantra represents figuratively. Indian truth-seekers believe that everything in this world represents the abstract energies of a deity, hence every visual phenomenon is a form of yantra. Each yantra has a distinctive pattern that cannot be changed, but which Dr. Gangal embellishes in her own creative way.