Standing on one bank of the Brahmaputra, it's not always possible to see the other and, somehow, the feeling that brings can give one a sense of perspective about one's own (insignificant) place in the grander scheme of life, and a sense of reassurance: nothing one does is likely to change the balance.
The colours here are traditional non-tribal Assamese colours: pastels against a light paat background. (Traditional Muga is often embellished with bright primary and secondary colours but newer all-over jewel tones are little more than an attempt to make inroads into external markets.)
The blue recalls the sky and the river, tranquillity overhead and depth beneath the surface (although both the skies and the waters can be ferocious) while the pink signifies nature's abundance; blue, the spiritual and pink, vitality.
The uncompromising geometrical lattice acknowledges cosmic order and the interconnectedness of life, the vines representing the tree of life, and the eight-petalled flowers, auspiciousness. The diamonds at the heart of each flower represent not just the protected soul but also the hearth and the Assamese xorai with its connotations of spirituality and hospitality.
This is a tale of life lived ensconced in nature's bounty and protected by divine grace, the evil gaze kept away, as it is, by dots atop and below the flowers, some shaped like diamonds marking quiet prosperity and social harmony.