A close view of a young priest mid-ritual at the Ganga aarti in Varanasi. He holds a tall tiered brass lamp whose flames climb in cadmium orange and yellow, grey smoke curling above; he wears a saffron robe, a marigold garland and a painted tilak, his face lit warm from below. Behind him the crowd and a temple dissolve into deep blue-black flecked with warm light. Sandhya Kaushik works the fire and brass in loose, loaded strokes and lets the dark ground stay broad so the flame carries the whole canvas.

The firelight and devotion make it the most intimate, dramatic piece here. It suits a pooja room, a meditation corner, or a quiet living-room wall where the glow can do its work.

• Original hand-painted acrylic on stretched canvas
• Palette-knife impasto
• 1:1 square
• Made to order at your chosen size
• Frame: stretched canvas, or floater (black/white/gold)
• Signed by Sandhya Kaushik
• Certificate of Authenticity