Art Print – “Ashtavinayak”: The Eight Shrines of Ganesha

Provenance

'Ashtavinayak' is a square art print that arranges eight small shrines of Ganesha across a grid of yellow squares, like a devotional map. The eight shrines evoke the Ashtavinayak, the circuit of eight Ganesha temples in Maharashtra, and the checkerboard layout lets each one stand on its own while the whole reads as a single pilgrimage.

Each shrine holds a bright vermilion image of Ganesha within a carved silver or gilded arch, some topped by small saffron flags. One is set among palm trees with a peacock at its foot, another sits within a rocky cave, and others are framed by trees, brass lamps and flower garlands. The shrines alternate with plain squares of golden and pale yellow, divided by cream bands, and each casts a small shadow onto the ledge beneath it.

Yellow, gold and cream fill the grid, with the vermilion of the deities as the strongest accent and touches of green and silver around the shrines. In the artwork the yellow squares are shown with visible strokes; as a print on canvas cloth, the surface itself is flat. It suits a puja room, an entrance or any wall that needs a bright, auspicious note.