The Buddha -Details

The Commissions invited the artisan to explore their traditional craft to tell new stories, hitherto unexplored. Thus was born the narrative rendering of Buddha stories in Kalamkari. Buddha, is seen here in Padmasana anked by the Bodhisatvas. The gures are rendered with simplicity, emotional detail and the story telling is aided by captions in Telugu, the artist’s mother tongue.

The grid shows the funeral procession, third among the four sights Prince Siddharta saw while on his chariot with Chandaka. Prince Siddharta is said to have been deeply moved by such sights before returning to his palace. The deep quest and understanding Siddharta developed about the ephemeral nature of life was kindled by the four sights as per Buddhist belief.