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BRINGING THEN TO THE NOW

NIROBODHI (TILL TIME STANDS STILL) Sarker Protick Shrine Empire, New Delhi (Until November 11)

he ruins of a temple stand on a tiny island of earth in the middle of shallow-flooded paddy fields, like the wreck of some ancient rocket that failed to take off many centuries ago. Its pointed top pokes up into) that work similarly—ordinary and straightforward at first glance, but which then hook you into a longer engagement and meditation.

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