Kedarnath, the high Shiva shrine in the Garhwal Himalayas, dwarfed by the snow peaks behind it. The grey stone temple and a small gilded shrine sit on a broad shelf of pale ground; misty blue-grey mountains rise almost to the top of the canvas, their snow laid in thick white knife-strokes. Below the temple, coloured tents and umbrellas in red and yellow mark the pilgrim camp, and a few tiny figures stand at the steps. Sandhya Kaushik keeps the peaks cool and heavy in pewter and white, then warms the temple stone and the foreground in ochre and gold.

The scale of mountain against shrine gives the piece a quiet, awestruck stillness. The vertical view suits a stairwell, an entry, or a calm bedroom wall.

• 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