The artist has chiseled Patañjali, the compiler of the Yoga Sutra, a major work containing aphorisms on the practical and philosophical wisdom regarding practice of Raja Yoga, out of metal brass with masterly elegance. Patañjali is the reputed author of the Yoga Sutra, as well as commentary on Panini's Sanskrit grammar (Astyadhyayi). There are also many ayurvedic texts attributed to him. Desirous of teaching yoga to the world, he is said to have fallen (pat) from heaven into the open palms (anjali) of a woman, hence the name Patanjali. The Yoga Sutra is a treatise on Raja Yoga, built on the Samkhya School and the Hindu scripture of the Bhagavad Gita. Yoga is also found in the Puranas, Vedas and Upanishads. Still, this work is certainly a major work among the great Hindu scriptures and certainly is the basis of Raja Yoga. Patañjali's Yoga is one of the six schools of Hindu Philosophy. They give us the earliest reference to the popular term Ashtanga Yoga that translates literally as the eight limbs of yoga. They are yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi.

These spectacular brass statues depict Lord Ramchandra and His court in a most accomplished manner as the great devotee Hanuman is bowing in front of His Lord. A deep sense of finesse is manifest. Crafted out of brass in a most prolific manner, these figures reveal deep sense of devotion and piety. Lord Ramchandra was the king of Ayodha, who was earlier exiled by his father at the behest of his wife Kaikeyi. While in exile, His wife Sita was abducted by Ravana, the great demon king. Hanuman, the great devotee of Lord Ramchandra assisted Ramchandra to raise a battle against Ravana and finally Seeta was rescued from the clutches of the king Ravana. These events constitute the great Indian epic Ramayana.

The beautiful brass bust of the Lord Balaji, one of the most popular gods in South India is given a detail and refine treatment. Lord Venkateswara is popularly known as Balaji and is the presiding deity of the Tirumala Hills, in Andhra Pradesh. He is one of the manifestations of Lord Vishnu, who incarnated in a previous Kali-yuga at the request of sage Narada. The sage requested Lord Vishnu to settle in Tirumala, to shower his eternal grace on mankind, who were very much depressed and unable to follow the rigorous yoga practices of self realization. Tirumala, the seat of Lord Venkateswara is surrounded by seven hills, thus He is known as Lord of the seven hills. His figure is richly ornate and He is wearing a long headgear.

In this beautiful Gond painting water colours on paper are nicely used to create a resplendent effect. The painting is also being signed by the artist. Birds are symbol of freedom, of peace and prosperity. Here birds are nicely painted using variegated colours. Simplicity with perfect makes the masterpiece a treasure to store forever. Gond paintings done on village mud walls use colours derived from charcoal, colored soil, plant sap, leaves, and cow dung and can last up to 20 years. The basic character of Gond panting is the simplicity of the ideas and their representation of the day-to-day life of rural people. Today, paintings for sale are usually done on canvas and paper, craftmark has outlined the Gond painting process on canvas and paper here.