Baghesur Dev

Gouache on paper, 32 x 40 cm, 250 USD

I often paint Baghesur Dev, the Tiger God who rules the forest. He is the most important deity among my tribe, the Baiga. Here I have shown worshippers appeasing the prowling tiger god, while the animals and trees live a free and happy life.

Curator’s Note: The Baiga tribe is one of several hundred adivasis, the “first inhabitants” of India who mostly live in remote, difficult to reach regions of the country.