Labels: abstract, acrylic, chakra, healing, indian, jeganathan, medical, painting, petronas, ramachandram, relaxation, science, vibratory

Commissioned by: Petronas
Year: 2007


"Ethereal Colours of Sound" is a series of paintings based on chakras. This series is under the collection of Prince Court Medical Center, one of the largest private hospitals in Klang Valley which is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.



What are chakras? How are these paintings done?

Chakras are vibratory points in the body and each one of us possess a specific dominant chakra within us. Using the veenai, Jeganathan plays the name of a person and identifies his/ her sound pattern. Later, this sound pattern is used to specify the sound chakra of that person. Upon client's request or advice from Jeganathan, this sound chakra is translated into a painting, to suit the client's needs. Chakra paintings, according to Jeganathan, possess healing properties and has the ability to create a positive vibration for the owner.

More paintings...

Labels: abstract, acrylic, art, chakra, gallery, healing, hindu, indian, international, jeganathan, mantra, painting, petronas, project, ramachandram, relaxation, sound, spiritual, therapy, vibratory

The Artist

Jeganathan Ramachandram was born on 17 July 1962 in Kuala Lumpur. Like any creative person, his interest has always been wide and varied, but for need of description, he can be closely categorized as an artist, Manayadi Saastram (Vaasthu) practitioner, Nadha Brahmam analyst and columnist, author, poet and more. His yearning for the deep meaning and mysteries of life has been a long and continuous one, and not surprising, his works symbolically represent how he sees our physical, psychological and spiritual connection with the universe around us.

As for his art training, Jeganathan studied fine arts and traditional Indian painting (Tanjore Art) under Babu Surender, in Chennai, India from 1982 to 1984; granite sculpturing under Sthapathi Thangavelu Achari in Thirupathi, Principal of Thirupathi School of Temple Architecture, India; wood carving under Muthusamy Achari, Indian Classical music with ‘Vithvan’ Veena Arjuna in Madras and also Tantric art with Bootha Muni.

Among the very few Malaysian Indian artists, Jeganathan has exhibited his works in the National Art Gallery, Petronas Gallery and other leading galleries since 1984. A former artist with a leading daily, Jeganathan devoted to painting full time in 2004 when he opened his own art gallery/studio called Symbols House of Natural Art, which was strategically located in the heart of Brickfields. Currently, he is working from his home studio, located at Jalan Ipoh.

Labels: artist, author, healing, indian, international, jeganathan, malaysia, malaysian, nadha brahmam, painter, painting, petronas, poetry, ramachandram, symbols

Under Prism Publishers, Jeganathan writes little books on Hinduism. His books talks about the origin of mantras and rituals, the correct manner of performing rituals and the scientific explanation on Hinduism. His books includes:


1.The Truth Within the Ritual
2.The Temple Within You -Temple Structures and its meanings
3.Gods and Praying Methods 1
4.Gods and Praying Methods 2
5.Vishnu...Lakshmi...Brahma...Saraswathy...Narada
6.Aum or Hmmm? The truth hidden in The Aum , the secrets of oil bath
7.The Mystical Power of Gravity and Agasthyar's Square World
8.Coconut...Water...and Kavasam (Aura)
9.Origin of Mantras and Kalaidhanam (Gift of Culture)
10.Origin of the first Hindu Deity, Lord Ganesha's Milk Drinking Miracle
11.Science of Vaasthu Made Simple 1 ( A Guide to Ideal Homes)
12.Science of Vaasthu Made Simple 2 ( A Guide to Ideal Homes)
13.A practical approach at Navagraham

Books can be directly purchased from the studio (Address and contact details are available at the top of the page).

Labels: ancient, art, author, books, ganesha, healing, hindu, indian, jeganathan, malaysia, murugan, nadha brahmam, ramachandram, science, shakti, shiva, spiritual, studio

Jeganathan has a very unique passion for sound. What he means by sound here is not the sound of music, but sound appreciation. "Music is about melodies and lyrics but sound is about emotional patterns, " says Jeganathan. Thus, he does not consider himself as a musician, eventhough he can play the veenai and tambura.

Jeganathan has been conducting studies on sounds and has discovered the points where sounds are produced in the body. Using this, he has done paintings to depict the sounds (pic). For example, he says that the note "sa" starts from the chakra in the stomach and ascends upwards till it reaches the head.

Jeganathan shares this knowledge with his students, both the young and adult through his sound appreciation class which is held every fridays, from 7.00pm to 8.30 pm. He teaches them how to chant basic mantras in the correct manner and to invoke the chakras which helps to create a balance within themselves.

Labels: artist, chakra, ga, gallery, healing, jeganathan, ma, malaysia, ni, pa, ramachandram, relaxation, ri, s, sa, sound, spiritual, ta, therapy