Badrinath, the northern seat of the Char Dham, set against the snow ridge of the Garhwal Himalayas. The temple's arched gateway is picked out in bands of saffron yellow, red and blue, a tall stone tower rising at its left; low lodges with rust and ochre roofs press around the courtyard. A pale braid of the Alaknanda runs over grey shingle in the foreground where small figures cross. Sandhya Kaushik builds the peaks in thick palette-knife whites and blue-grey shadow, then keeps the temple façade in warm ochre and terracotta ridges so the painted gate glows against the cold mountain.

The contrast of warm shrine and cold summit gives the piece a clear, high-altitude calm. The upright format suits a stairwell, an entryway, or a narrow wall in a prayer corner.

• Original hand-painted acrylic on stretched canvas
• Palette-knife impasto
• 3:4 portrait
• Made to order at your chosen size
• Frame: stretched canvas, or floater (black/white/gold)
• Signed by Sandhya Kaushik
• Certificate of Authenticity