Linga

This is one of the earliest tantric works by P. T. Reddy, who had begun exploring the philosophy around this time—when it was rapidly gaining popularity in India. Reddy would go on to create an individuated lexicon in this genre. In his own words, ‘I worked on the tantric motifs symbolically but without literary overtones. The stress was on the visual interpretation of the esoteric tantric lore as I understood it.’ The stress on tantric geometry to create an aesthetic whole is very evident in this work which alludes to the phallic symbol representing male energy in the tantric cosmos.