Boldly reinterpreting an age old Tibetan artistic tradition, this enormous album offers gorgeously detailed representations of celestial spheres, known as mandalas. Merely gazing upon them is meant to inspire heightened states of intention and clarity. In CELESTIAL GALLERY master painter Romio Shrestha and his team of artisan monks have rendered postmodern interpretations of these enlightened Buddha realms. Made from hand ground malachite, lapis, marigolds, and more, and painted at times with three cat tail hairs, these multifaceted scenes of otherworldly deities are produced with hauntingly powerful detail. Depictions of White Tara. Caven Tara, the Medicine Buddha, and many other celestials invite and inspire meditation and reflection.


Mandala Publishing, 64 pages; Hardcover, Oversized book: 1" x 24" x 17"

Romio Shrestha is a master in the artistic traditions of Nepal and Tibet. He directs a school for the Newari style painting in the Katmandu valley of Nepal. Shrestha's work is on permanent display at the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, American Museum of Natural History, and Tibet House in New York City. Shrestha lives in Katmandu and Ireland with his wife and two children.