Every year after Durga Puja, we immerse her into the river — believing she returns to Kailash, to her in-laws, after ten days at her maternal home. And the following year, we collect soil from that same riverbed to build her again.
She returns in the same earth. Shaped by the same river. Carrying the same spirit.
The waterflow washes away the fleeting colours the body held. But the precipitated soil holds everything that matters. The divine goddess is not distant or unreachable — she is simply the daughter of our very own home, returning every year because she never truly left.
This is Punaragaman. The eternal return. Painted in the colours of sindoor and river water, in the light of ten days that feel like forever and end too soon.
Watercolour on handmade paper. Original, signed work.
Part of the 'Devotion in Watercolour' Series by Dr. Indrani Bose.
Mood & Placement
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Suitable For
Living Room, Hotel Lobby, Office Reception, Cultural Center, Restaurant
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