The artist has used a circular space within a large square canvas to narrate a Vaishnavite tale. In the cosmic waters, the snake king, Seshnag forms the throne and its various heads a halo around Vishnu's head. The god looks resplendent in a bejeweled crown and other ornaments, holding his usual attributes in all four hands.
On the left of Vishnu is his ever-devoted consort Lakshmi. She holds lotus flowers in two hands and the front hands are joined in 'anjali' mudra. Lakshmi wears a tall crown and jewellery befitting a queen. On Vishnu's right sit Garuda, hands folded in obeisance. Garuda is Vishnu's vehicle, semi-human and semi-bird, swift as the wind.
There is a sudden shift in the background colour within the circular frame and outside that - black changes to earthen red.
This description by Renu Rana.
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