In Tulu Nadu, her mirror is Jumadi, an androgynous deity of the Buta Kola tradition. Majella Pinto’s portrayal renders Jumadi fierce, earth-rooted, and alive with ancestral memory. This presence shields the marginalized and advances a caste-defiant vision of the divine—neither solely male nor female, unmistakably and powerfully local.
11 in x 14 in

This piece explores the fragmentation of gender through lineage and time, using layered visuals and fractured forms to symbolize gender as a fluid, timeless memory. This piece hopes to reflect on the sacred multiplicity at the heart of reclaiming pluralistic, often-erased traditions - where divinity is not confined to binary gender, and where embodiment itself defies caste, colonial/Brahminical, and patriarchal fixities. Piece by Pradisha Tiwari.