Caparisoned elephants lined along the temple wall at dusk, gold headplates catching the lamplight, with the rows of oil lamps running the length of the canvas in small loaded dabs of pure cadmium. Sandhya Kaushik keeps the animals as dark warm masses and spends her brightest paint entirely on the metalwork and the flames.

The most ceremonial piece in the collection. It carries a large wall and belongs where a room can take deep reds and golds.

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