In Godman/Madman, T. Venkanna presents a sprawling visual satire, depicting a bearded male figure venerated by scores of women. In the middle right, he is paraded on horseback, shaded by a ceremonial umbrella held aloft by a follower. Above, he lies supine while women garland his exaggerated phallus and present ritualistic offerings. In another vignette, he tramples over a mound of naked bodies as onlookers shower him with flowers. A surreal stream flowing from his body becomes a site where women bathe, frolic, and wash their hair.

The work draws a biting parallel between divinity and delusion through these absurd, ritualistic tableaux. Godman/Madman critiques the blind reverence given to self-proclaimed spiritual leaders, exposing how systems of faith can be manipulated to exploit and abuse the vulnerable, especially women, under the guise of holiness.