The Atelier
An artist from Govardhan, painting in Faridabad.
Born into a family of pujaris at Govardhan, trained at Lalit Kala Sansthan in Agra. Sandhya paints to memory and to commission, one canvas at a time, with a palette knife.
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Lineage
Govardhan, before it was a destination
Sandhya was born within walking distance of the parikrama path — the seven-kilometre circumambulation of Govardhan hill that pilgrims have done at first light for as long as the village has remembered.
The Faridabad studio
North-light, palette knives, one easel
The studio is a single room with one easel. Every painting on this site is begun there, after it is ordered.
— Sandhya, Faridabad
Materials & method
Four proofs the painting is real
Pigment
Colour mixed on the palette for each painting.
Canvas
Canvas cut and stretched to the size you ordered.
Knife
Palette knife, impasto build, six layers. The brush is for signing.
Cure
Left to dry, then signed, checked and packed.
Parikrama notes
On walking Govardhan at first light
— Sandhya, May 2026
The parikrama begins before light. Pilgrims set out with small brass kalashes of Yamuna water; the seven kilometres are walked barefoot.
Visit the studio
By appointment, weekday mornings
Please WhatsApp the studio first and we will tell you what is possible.
Request a studio visit- Address
- By arrangement on WhatsApp
- Hours
- Mon–Sat · 10 am – 1 pm
- Closed
- Sundays and public holidays
- Visits
- By appointment only · WhatsApp first
- Chat on WhatsApp
Write to the studio.
Mon to Sat, before the afternoon light goes.
WhatsApp SandhyaOr write — hello@artbysandhya.com