Paresh Maity Indian, b. 1965
Metaphor , 2022
Pen & ink on paper
13'' x 12''
33cm x 30.48cm
33cm x 30.48cm
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Nothing symbolises Banaras in popular perception more than its tumbledown steps racing headlong towards the river over which hundreds of thousands of feet traipse regularly to perform ablutions and rituals...
Nothing symbolises Banaras in popular perception more
than its tumbledown steps racing headlong towards the river over which hundreds
of thousands of feet traipse regularly to perform ablutions and rituals by the
riverside. Pilgrims and priests assemble under the thatched umbrellas by day.
At night, their silhouettes create a perception of a stage, waiting to welcome
them back as dawn breaks over a landscape made familiar over millennia.
-Kishor SIngh, writer/critic