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.
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Varanasi T-shirt #1: 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 T-shirt #2: 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.
Varanasi T-shirt #3: 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 T-shirt #1
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 T-shirt #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 T-shirt #1
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.
Amarnath Yatra T-shirt #2
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.
Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Retreat T-shirt
I designed this T-shirt for Mystic Yoga's pilgrimage to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga in Ujjain.
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. For the T-shirt I decided to use a decorative version of the Mahakal deity itself.
Mountrain Retreat T-shirt: Mountains are calling
I designed this T-shirt for Mystic Yoga’s retreat to Himachal Pradesh, aiming for a minimalist, single-color illustration that feels calm, warm, and inviting—capturing the mood of the retreat, not just the destination.
The concept plays with a quiet narrative: on the front, the mountains make the call; on the back, a lotus answers it—subtly tying back to the brand’s logo.
Aham Brahmasmi T-shirt
“Aham Brahmasmi” — a profound saying from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, meaning “I am the Ultimate Reality.”
For this T-shirt, I wanted to translate that idea into something visual yet subtle—less literal, more felt. The design uses symbolic elements to express the dissolution of boundaries between the self and the universe, reflecting the idea that we are not separate, but inherently connected to everything.
Planets, oceans, birds—all exist as one. Circles flow through the composition with no clear beginning or end, representing continuity, wholeness, and the infinite nature of existence.
Yoga Day T-shirt: Happy Day
This T-shirt design turns typography into expression, with each letter shaped through a different yoga pose. The idea was to keep it playful and minimal, while capturing a sense of joy, movement, and mindfulness.
A simple phrase, brought to life through the body—making the design feel both lighthearted and rooted in the spirit of yoga.
