"Golden blooms on high,
Wisdom and power nigh,
Threads that through ages gleam,
Divine energy flows like a dream."
Shakti: Power of the Divine Feminine
Sari ID: 26 SACH SHK AAM
By Sarla Chandra
Collection: Journey and Exile
Created by: Sarla Chandra, New Delhi
Medium: Acrylics on custom-dyed Benares silk, 2026
Latest Exhibit: Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (March 2026)
Includes: Blouse kit (materials for two blouses) and certificate of authenticity
Care: Dry clean only by a textile specialist
Status: Available for sale
The Artist
Sarla Chandra is a meditative artist whose body of work spans six decades. For her, painting is a form of meditation where her brush generates energy, drawing inspiration from nature, philosophy, and spiritual traditions. She has participated in more than 50 solo exhibitions and 40 group shows worldwide. Her works are held in collections including the Museum of Sacred Art Brussels, MAP Bangalore, and Salarjung Museum.
The Inspiration
Shakti celebrates the universal energy of the Goddess Lakshmi and the nurturing power of femininity. The depiction of Lakshmi seated on a lotus with baby Ganesha in her lap, surrounded by champa flowers and fish, represents a woman whose divine energy has evolved over millennia.
This sari is an embodiment of empowerment and spiritual presence. The motifs of prosperity, wisdom, and vitality speak to the enduring strength of the feminine principle.
Sarla’s intention is that the wearer feels like a goddess herself, carrying both grace and power, a presence that can create a lasting impact.
From Sari to Art
For Sarla, painting on silk is both a challenge and a return to a medium she first explored over forty years ago. She employed vibrant fabric paints to achieve luminosity, blending fine line work with broad brush strokes. The lotus, fish, champa flowers, and the figures of Lakshmi and Ganesha, are carefully composed to harmonize with the natural drape of the silk.
The process required balancing technical precision with expressive freedom: ensuring the sari remains fluid and wearable while conveying divine energy. Her choice of colors creates a visual rhythm that mirrors the spiritual narrative of Shakti across time.
Every brushstroke, every hue, and every detail is meant to celebrate divinity, transforming the sari into a living piece of spiritual art.
Message for the World
This sari invites the wearer to inhabit their own power and grace, to feel both empowered and connected to a lineage of spiritual energy.
It is an offering to divine femininity.