MIHIR LELE
T-SHIRTS FOR MYSTIC YOGA
Digital Art | Illustrations | Art Direction
A look at some minimal, single-color t-shirt designs I created for mysticyoga.in — focused on authentic yoga, meditation, and spiritual living. 🌿
These designs were made with simplicity and print-friendliness in mind — clean, bold, and easy to reproduce on fabric. 🖋️🧵
Mystic Yoga focuses on teaching yoga, meditation and spirituality in their most authentic forms. Their goal is to help people develop a strong, healthy body and a calm, positive mind through proper yoga practice. They offer various programs like yoga classes, retreats, corporate workshops, a health food café, and related books and magazines.
The retreats are designed to blend spiritual exploration with enjoyable experiences. As part of the retreat package, guests receive a small gift, including a T-shirt, some of which I had the pleasure of designing.
"Plant mom and dad"
Varanasi 2024
"Mystic in Varanasi"
Had the amazing opportunity to design this t-shirt for Mystic Yoga Foundation's recent retreat to Varanasi for Dev Deepawali—a festival where thousands of lamps light up the ghats in celebration of the river goddess Ganga. 🕯️✨
For the design, I brought together iconic elements of Varanasi: the serene boats, the festive Diwali candle-stands, and of course, the refreshing Lassi, a beloved local drink. All of this is set against the backdrop of a Yoga pose, representing the retreat's focus on wellness and mindfulness.
Varanasi 2025
Design #1 ✨ The Varanasi Trail
A playful, spiritual trail map made with small hand-drawn illustrations of all the places we explore during the retreat—temples, shrines, restaurants, rituals, and river moments- reflecting Mystic Yoga’s guided journey through Varanasi during Dev Deepawali.
Design #2 ❤️ Kashi. Banaras. Varanasi. Love.
A design celebrating the city’s many names and one universal emotion—love.
This piece honors Varanasi as the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city, revered by countless generations, and beloved in its many identities.
"Mahakhumbh"
I was honored to design a t-shirt for Mystic Yoga Foundation’s recent retreat to Mahakhumbh, a rare and sacred event that only occurs once every 144 years in Prayagraj, Varanasi. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience to be part of something so momentous.
For the design, I drew inspiration from the iconic symbolism of Mahakhumbh: a figure taking a sacred dip in the river, represented by a minimalistic line, paired with the sun, depicted as a simple dot. This imagery is seamlessly integrated into the Devanagari script spelling out "Mahakhumbh".
"Mahakhumbh 2"
This design I created for Mystic's second retreat to Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh draws inspiration from Lord Shiva's iconic two-headed drum and trident. Lord Shiva is intricately connected to the Maha Kumbh Mela through his significance as the lord of ascetics, his act of consuming poison during the Samudra Manthan, and the sacred descent of the Ganga through his matted locks—each of which reflects the spiritual themes central to the festival.
"Amarnath Yatra"
I designed two T-shirts for Mystic Yoga's pilgrimage to the Amarnath Cave.
The first design featured a minimalist line art illustration of the Amarnath Cave, highlighting the iconic ice Shivling and Trishul.
The second design took a more playful approach—it resembled a boarding pass from Kolkata (since all the attendees were from there) to Amarnath. The boarding pass also included an illustration of the cave itself, tying the theme together in a fun and meaningful way.
