A quick post before a big one later this week... A beautiful re-painted wrought-iron Goddess Lakshmi grill. Isn't it interesting? Found it in one of the by-lanes of a South Indian village during one of our trips...
Goddess Lakshmi.
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Sunday, 23 September 2007
A Palace for Ayurveda.
Kalari Kovilakom or the Palace for Ayurveda is located in the old princely capital town of Kollengode in the foothills of the Annamalai range, Kerala, India.Kalari Kovilakom was built in the 19th century and the name 'Kalari', comes from the fact that it was built on a site that contained a ritual space...
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Please take a seat...
...relax,make yourselves comfortableand let me show you some interesting seating ideas from Incredible India... Beautifully carved Shekawati chairs from Rajasthan teamed with colourful embroidery cushions.The planter's chair or the easy chair is my all-time favourite. How can you not relax your tired...
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Adorn your walls....
Paint them, peel them, stencil them, plaster them, madhubani them, block-print them, hand-paint them, wall-paper them....Hand-painted elephant in Tibrawala Haveli, Bissau, Rajasthan. (See how the trunk forms the handrail)Yes, I am talking about 'Walls'.The terracotta and white decorative patterns are...
Thursday, 6 September 2007
Raja Ravi Varma's beauties.
Lady with VeenaEverytime I look at Raja Ravi Varma's depiction of sari clad, graceful & beautiful Indian women, I gasp!In ContemplationRaja Ravi Varma was an Indian king from Kerala who was also a great painter, during the 19th century.His paintings are considered to be a fusion of Indian traditions...