“Ekaa: The One,” a national travelling exhibition that showcases the unique Yogini tradition, is being held for four days at the Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, here.
This exhibition features the complete collection of 64 Yogini paintings by Dr Beena S Unnikrishnan.
In all, the exhibition, which began in Kochi on 15th January, travels across 16 states over 81 days, covering more than 10,000 kilometres.
In each city, Ekaa: The One is presented as a three to four-day immersive exhibition featuring the full set of paintings, guided narratives, contextual information, and audience engagement sessions.
A documentary – Y64: Whispers of the Unseen (directed by Dr Jain Joseph, Head of NEO Film School, and produced by Unnikrishnan), is also being presented.
Together, the paintings and the film provide a layered introduction to the Yogini tradition through art, research, and lived spiritual inquiry.
For the first time in India and globally, all 64 Yoginis have been painted as a complete contemporary collection by a single artist.
“This is a contemporary artistic interpretation of an ancient spiritual tradition, not a reproduction or academic reconstruction. The exhibition spaces encourage visitors to engage with the works at their own pace,” Beena said.
Ekaa, conceived and led by her, is supported by The Kankali Trust for Arts and Cultural Economic Development (KT-ACED), a non-profit organisation that promotes artists and craft communities by integrating cultural practices into sustainable livelihoods.
The paintings and the documentary are the result of a deeply personal spiritual and creative journey spanning more than a decade.
She visited Yogini temples and studied historical and spiritual sources, developing an intuitive artistic practice. Each painting invites viewers to pause, feel, and engage. What began as a private inner journey has evolved into a public cultural offering.
Yoginis are sacred manifestations of Shakti, the primordial feminine energy that creates and transforms existence.
The 64 Yoginis in Indian spiritual traditions embody cosmic intelligence and represent various aspects of feminine wisdom, such as intuition and healing.
The exhibition commenced on Saturday.