Sacred art, books, and instruction
Here is the Rajanaka Puraskar Award, complete with a hand-carved frame and my design of the Goddess and her consort etched onto the medallion. The degree of Rajanaka is an honorary name that was given by the kings of Kashmir to individuals who made extraordinary contributions in various fields like philosophy, poetry, and music. This …
Ekabhumi is IN THE NEWS! It’s truly an honor to be involved in this project, and to be associated with two eminent scholars! It’s all been a whirlwind of last-minute activity to make the artwork happen. The award will be given by India’s Vice President 🤩 The article, by R Ramanand, gives some background on …
Happy New Year! This message is to update everyone on the Śrī Mahā Gaṇapati project. As many of you already know, I worked for years on scripturally-based drawing of this auspicious form of Gaṇeśa. Digital editing is finally done, printer calibrations are done, and the high-quality paper we ordered has arrived. Prints should be ready to …
Feather Kelly just bought herself a copy of the Shakti Coloring Book for her birthday and send me this lovely selfie. It makes a great gift, for self or for loved ones. One of my spiritual teachers said that the greatest upaya (spiritual remedy) is the unannounced, unasked-for, unexpected arrival of an enlightened deity. So …
Ancient mantras chanted by a contemporary master. Superlative pronunciation. Link leads to other recordings that I highly recommend. Here is a description from Vidura Barrios: “Please check our our new recording. These are very special and rare mantras for wealth, success and well-being, recorded by Shri Vivek Godbole. Shri Vivek really put his heart into …
By Ekabhumi Charles Ellik Legendary Canadian jewelry designer Sonja Picard just received her new multimedia artwork from our team, a Kanakadhara yantra, and effuses: “Since I have known Eka, I always knew one day I would have his sacred art in our home to bless our family, and life. His profound dedication, wisdom, and artistic …
By Ekabhumi Charles Ellik We are pleased to announce the availability of a very rare “Alankara Edition” multimedia artwork: The Śrī Kanakadhārā Yantra. Only ten hand-made copies of this stunning design will be offered. This gorgeous ritual diagram is the best best-known ritual diagram (yantra) used for invoking the blessings of a stunning goddess. Śrī …
Alankara Editions are exquisite multi-media artworks offered in extremely limited numbers. Each is crafted with extraordinary care and the very finest materials. All are based upon traditional sacred geometry designs from the Tantric Hindu tradition. Every design in this series begins with devotion: Ekabhumi sits in mediation, chanting the sacred mantra of the deity, and …
For today’s Arkaya Community Class (9 am to 11 am PST) guided by Yogacharini Maitreyi, our guest speaker will be Ekabhumi Charles Ellik, who is an internationally acclaimed yoga instructor and arts educator. He will be giving a talk on Shilpa Shasthra (the science of sculpture and its composition) as we celebrate International Yoga Month. …
Remembering India & Nepal: Dad and I took a month-long journey last year, but only now finally sharing pictures (I’m in USA now). More pictures of our visit to Kathmandu. This time the massive Boudhanath Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest stupas in the world. It was #1 on my …