Dandia- the dance of western India, for the young ladies, is a coming-of-age celebration, where amidst the joy and zeal of festivities, they get a chance to enjoy reaching the threshold of youth, surrounded by admirers waiting to gaze at their exquisite beauty.

In this enchanting acrylic on canvas painting, Ranjit Sarkar takes a twirling woman as his heroine, who is arrested mid-movement, as she turns swiftly, her hands raised in beating the sticks, her colorful garment swaying beautifully and her almond eyes fixated at the onlooker, who stands outside the canvas, feeling the pull of her alluring eyes and immersing in the vibrancy of this scene.