Virupakshi Temple at Hampi

The ancient city of Hampi in South Western part of India is home to numerous temples and structures built around the 15th and 16th century. While most of them are in ruins now, the Virupakshi temple is the only one where people throng for worship. On a late afternoon I saw this man riding his bullock cart home on a dusty road, with the temple behind him. I tried to capture the essence of what I saw that day.

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Ramnath Iyer emigrated to Australia in 1986 from India and had a long career in the IT field.
Ramnath is a visual artist. Sketching and painting came naturally to Ramnath from a young age; he was introduced to watercolour at the age of seven and was mentored by his school headmaster in drawing and oil painting. His portrait of Mrs Indira Gandhi (former Prime Minister of India) was appreciated and personally autographed by her.
Ramnath has been mentored in watercolour and oils by Sunil Linus De from India, Fitzroy Art studio, Mike Kowalski from Australia and Susan Harrison-Tustain from New Zealand.
In the last few years, Ramnath’s works have been featured in exhibitions held at Chitrakala Parishath in Bengaluru, the Track Gallery in Mount Waverley by MONCAS, MAVA’s exhibition at the Hut Gallery in Ferntree Gully, the Melbourne International Flower and Garden show with the Box Hill Art Group, Contemporary Art Society, ‘Town & Country’ exhibition by the Whitehorse city council and the Nepan Arts Society in Sydney.
Ramnath’s first solo exhibition was held at the Track Gallery in Mount Waverley in October 2022 and was very successfully received.
Ramnath is the treasurer at the Box Hill Art Group.