India, Dec. 7 -- Nita and Mukesh Ambani were presented with a handcrafted portrait at the Swadesh flagship store launch in Mumbai on December 5. The portrait captured the power couple's likeness in pashmina and silk, and was framed in walnut wood.

The handcrafted portrait took talented artisans a year to complete. According to an Instagram post shared by Swadesh, the artwork brought together four rare techniques - 3D lotus work, embossed zari, single-tone shading, and walnut-wood carving.

Kal Baffi artisans Rafiq Ahmad Sofi and Shahnawaz Ahmad Sofi presented the portrait to the billionaire couple at the launch of the Swadesh store. They explained that it took a year to complete.

Mukesh Ambani praised the portrait as an example of human...