In this rare work, G.R. Santosh moves beyond his familiar tantric motifs to explore spiritual calligraphy as a visual language. The painting’s swirling, embossed forms recall resist legibility, transforming words into pure abstraction. This approach mirrors the Hurufiyya movement, which treated calligraphy as spiritual form rather than text.

Divided into light and dark halves, the painting reflects Santosh’s enduring fascination with duality and cosmic balance. It also gestures toward Kashmir’s unique spiritual synthesis, where Sufism and Shaivite Tantra interweave.