Joy in Puri Jagannathji

He sees everyone who walks through that door. Every single one.

52,692 stitches draw Lord Jagannath inside his sacred temple arch in fine black sketch thread on natural canvas — those enormous eyes, that wide joyful smile, every ornate detail of the Puri temple architecture rendered line by line with German threads. A lone devotee walks toward him mid-stride, robes flowing, completely unhurried. The gold flame at his crown stitched in warm yellow thread — the only colour in the composition until your eye finds the rainbow Joy in Puri beneath it all. Sketch style. Quiet. Completely alive.

For the Jagannath devotee. For anyone who has stood in that queue and felt something shift. A rare gift for the person who has everything except this. 🙏