This painting is a personal interpretation of the Navgraha- the nine planetary energies in Vedic Astrology. Instead of showing them as outer deities, I’ve painted them as inner moods and emotional forces.
Each celestial body from the fiery assertiveness of Mars to the reflective calm of the Moon, from Saturn’s discipline to Venus’s desire is portrayed here as an emotional archetype, a mood or force that lives within us.
This work does not seek to worship these planets, but to internalise them, presenting them as facets of the self in flux. The figures emerge with distinct temperaments yet belong to one orbiting system, mirroring the inner tension and harmony we carry in motion.
Painted atop an earlier canvas, the layered surface holds echoes of a past image a quiet nod to how we evolve over time. This layering is both visual and conceptual: past selves remain, shaping what comes next.
In its essence, Navgraha is an invitation to pause, reflect, and recompose the inner world.
