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Kalachakra (Brocadeless Thangka)

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Name: Kalachakra (Brocadeless Thangka)
Brand: Exotic India
SKU: CAA655
Price: 1030.00 USD
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The kalachakra is translated to “Wheel of time” or “Time-cycle” in Sanskrit and is symbolized by a complex mandala representing the universe and its dimensions. It is renowned for its role in promoting peace and understanding among different cultures and faiths. The deity has four faces: a wrathful black or blue on the middle, a lustful red on the right, a peaceful white on the left, and a meditative yellow on the back of the blackhead. His twenty-four hands have three different colors- eight yellow, eight red, and eight blue, each of them holding different symbols and items. His body is blue but his right leg is red and his left is white dancing in an Alidha posture. As he is portrayed as wrathful, he is portrayed on the top of red Ananga and Rudra’s bodies.

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	CAA655
	PURE 24 CARAT GOLD, ACRYLIC PAINT
	43.7 inch Height X 30.3 inch Width
	Weight 400 gm

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Awaken Your Sacred Space

You will find yourself instantly drawn into a mesmerizing realm of spiritual harmony and artistic mastery. This breathtaking creation serves as a profound meditative focal point, inviting tranquility and deep contemplation into your daily environment. Allow the radiant composition to transform any room into a sanctuary of mindfulness and elevated aesthetic grace.

Masterful Artisan Heritage

Generations of dedicated Himalayan artisans poured their sacred devotion into creating every delicate brushstroke of the creation. Artisans utilized brilliant acrylic paint combined with luminous, pure 24 carat gold to illuminate the intricate divine iconography. You will deeply appreciate the meticulous attention to detail, where traditional techniques meet uncompromising modern craftsmanship.

Breathtaking Scale And Composition

Spanning an impressive 43.7 inches in height by 30.3 inches in width, the magnificent piece commands attention without overwhelming your interior architecture. The vibrant color palette shimmers brilliantly as ambient light catches the genuine gold accents woven throughout the complex geometric arrangement. Every square inch reveals astonishing depth, drawing your eyes inward along meticulously balanced pathways of sacred geometry.

Embodying Cosmic Time

Rooted in ancient Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, the imagery symbolizes the cyclical nature of time and the wheel of existence. You are gazing upon a profound philosophical map that bridges the macrocosm of the universe with the microcosm of human consciousness. The divine figures captured within the brocadeless design represent the ultimate triumph of wisdom over illusion and chaos.

Sanctuary Display Inspiration

You can elegantly showcase the masterpiece within a private meditation room, a sophisticated home library, or a tranquil executive office. The unframed, brocadeless presentation offers versatile framing options to seamlessly complement both contemporary and traditional interior design aesthetics. Position the masterpiece where natural light gently illuminates the golden highlights, creating an ever-changing visual experience throughout the day.

Preserving Your Legacy

Protecting the magnificent artwork requires simply keeping it away from direct sunlight and excessive humidity to preserve the vibrant pigments and gold leaf. A gentle dusting with a soft, dry cloth will maintain its pristine brilliance for decades of mindful contemplation. By welcoming the creation into your collection, you secure a timeless heirloom of profound spiritual and artistic significance.

Unveiling the Divine Art: Journey into the Making of Thangkas

A Thangka is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting that usually depicts a Buddhist Deity (Buddha or Bodhisattva), a scene, or a mandala. These paintings are considered important paraphernalia in Buddhist rituals. They are used to teach the life of the Buddha, various lamas, and Bodhisattvas to the monastic students, and are also useful in visualizing the deity while meditating. One of the most important subjects of thangkas is the Bhavacakra (the wheel of life) which depicts the Art of Enlightenment. It is believed that Thangka paintings were developed over the centuries from the murals, of which only a few can be seen in the Ajanta caves in India and the Mogao caves in Gansu Province, Tibet. Thangkas are painted on cotton or silk applique and are usually small in size. The artist of these paintings is highly trained and has a proper understanding of Buddhist philosophy, knowledge, and background to create a realistic and bona fide painting.

The process of making a thangka begins with stitching a loosely woven cotton fabric onto a wooden frame. Traditionally, the canvas was prepared by coating it with gesso, chalk, and base pigment.

After this, the outline of the form of the deity is sketched with a pencil or charcoal onto the canvas using iconographic grids. The drawing process is followed in accordance with strict guidelines laid out in Buddhist scriptures. The systematic grid helps the artist to make a geometrical and professional painting. When the drawing of the figures is finalized and adjusted, it is then outlined with black ink.

Earlier, a special paint of different colors was made by mixing powdered forms of organic (vegetable) and mineral pigments in a water-soluble adhesive. Nowadays, artists use acrylic paints instead. The colors are now applied to the sketch using the wet and dry brush techniques. One of the characteristic features of a thangka is the use of vibrant colors such as red, blue, black, green, yellow, etc.

In the final step, pure gold is coated over some parts of the thangka to increase its beauty. Due to this beautification, thangkas are much more expensive and also stand out from other ordinary paintings.

Thangka paintings are generally kept unrolled when not on display on the wall. They also come with a frame, a silken cover in front, and a textile backing to protect the painting from getting damaged. Because Thangkas are delicate in nature, they are recommended to be kept in places with no excess moisture and where there is not much exposure to sunlight. This makes them last a long time without their colors fading away. Painting a thangka is an elaborate and complex process and requires excellent skills. A skilled artist can take up to 6 months to complete a detailed thangka painting. In earlier times, thangka painters were lamas that spent many years on Buddhist studies before they painted.

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