Goddess Lakshmi.

A quick post before a big one later this week... <div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114421224489037298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbWew4a_7FFW6kcx_JyRnKNkQNRY_K8DDCdlSvhDf99FE4CYFgVNF7lzhsx5QScI91BibwOKN7hZE3b3ebmhBoo0uaj_rJhHD_6oeJENoPGlFmg_F6E79cdM8Iu_xDjZfMqAkZ0-X0eqT/s400/lak.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A beautiful re-painted wrought-iron Goddess Lakshmi grill. <em>Isn't it interesting?</em> Found it in one of the by-lanes of a South Indian village during one of our trips...</div></div>

Goddess Lakshmi.

A quick post before a big one later this week... A beautiful re-painted wrought-iron Goddess Lakshmi grill. Isn't it interesting? Found...

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A Palace for Ayurveda.

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113592519139208258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_X_hpeuwASSVBfb2AMBgwZ9PSHS79ivl8TrVSCfcgGWK5rPN986y6yUHmsnlbPIlIc3JvI-pZY_uGM25C_9ORQ9cQQulwL8nMrg_nGMzO9TXEWzaS1EVmMRY2TTbKi_CxFwAK8UmPU7eb/s400/ay10.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><strong><a href="http://kalarikovilakom.com/">Kalari Kovilakom</a></strong> or the Palace for Ayurveda is located in the old princely capital town of Kollengode in the foothills of the Annamalai range, Kerala, India.<br /><br />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 for 'Kalaripayattu', Kerala's ancient martial art.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113592514844240930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsx0aF8A1EDLzQGmPUBcHTrzak9XDymy3ua_4bvSp-80hH1jC_j89ROIWEWHOq6VHE2jZpDvULFN5nQP_Urvp5oewnjxSjn5bvQbQzqapUsL-RmvAp45zEElvmJiD2WtKsoa0Vl3lSIA9/s400/ay8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Hand painted wooden fresco in the 'mandapam'<br /><br /></em>Today it has been restored by the <a href="http://www.cghearth.com/">CGH Earth Group</a> into an unique experience of wellness. The palace has two main wings the <strong>Old Guest Wing</strong> with old colonial western styled rooms & <strong>Palace Wing</strong> which has traditional Kerala architecture.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113594610788281458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxchfyVKBj2J_W-OvmDK_VhFxyDlQ-z-cPi872KYnvziqokKDMePMRXcL3j8hzIgYxbGSI1SXJl00PeoV4f7K8YTPD9bS8lGUx6nrVi1I7TF58uyW5DndzMAdL-T0Xar-WiRaWZubbUupe/s400/ay13.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113592519139208242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6i-Da6RR-jTEJvveJWTvM8k35Kl4hAiqgptT5XtMTRiePYv5Yn5hzzlbq2xpDiKzwvHApf8FFtTQysW1CognEBpN8U1bPhlZBowW3kklQhiVH439-UfRSVsw-RTesOt5wV8HgK8gimHX/s400/ay9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>A typical room in the Old Guest wing, a section of the palace built specially for visiting </em><em>European visitors and see the lovely four poster beds and 30's style floor tiles.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113593223513844818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovEwOqOEa5N_2l6948p1f9VmozHlFAY-ZsfTtS8iD-DaiaxD2APAYLOpkHaroqaJohzfBKORTg35NC93CWynBmnEx1SROR5V80JXEWgWuSK9LpAoUqaFO1nLbzbnwmnYfyXyRX_AQC7j5/s400/ay12.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Amazing carved wooden panels on the ceiling with vegetable dyes.</em> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113592514844240914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHSiUQfrHTskVJOogA_W_IiaP_y-XHTkeIqUVdEZpivxG7JaUSIVCQqb4eb-Fos0tkr7hevNgrkCi4Rets9DIYHK4rk0_xGh_BNgzl8uWX6NbAF7fClY7AyJDuzyGWzOYhMLCwv42i9Eh/s400/ay7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113592184131759026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJqXz-KZ2E-7HSaQwjxArqr1Jc-NZwyPvreKLuGmykakCXSbonwoK-a0ujmhMukZIoiDYmaT3HyoJoeIt9tYeVhhyqnu7HS_4RmYbOd2EWTkDtbhbrbQRh4ZZiMNahEj8EcIiL2cPiZkO/s400/ay1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Kalari Kovilakom with beautiful hills in the background.</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113592192721693650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xK5oHH7lSv9j_iEVymIrC6VCGxjDofSEm2-1iw6HCUn0mrbgAPhMJIcGpxEwtg2HLTAweYRXc9ZLfw3RBAjeEyBG7usUXaAS2o0O2DUTRp0kw7wqRytHzcwLTbhg4q202LwfNY0fXRzQ/s400/ay3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Kalari Kovilakom's breezy dining area with plenty of light and fresh air. Look at the red oxide flooring:-)<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113592192721693666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0ew_KXS3pZvA1oWu-bzxHzqZMZgYPmOfhqNAA9NrWaNzrEKIrN7j26noR8y8UygJQxofDjSDQ76068G_d1CD10dswg9JFRwMesufoPVoIPXo-tLW-BLgb8RF31Ew9T0K3vDq3zSPZU9D/s400/ay4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></em><br /><div><div><em>The empty spaces have been converted into beautiful bedrooms retaining the charm of carved doorways.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113594606493314146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1ibAeEoGoRVI7x1XFPekTF6_Rca2pWQ8guKp_4vN_WOF-ZU7FSDDIS1YceAQ-qWC7q71K-u8ZeuIBUUxux9FtAmI02EHD7N1bLbz8eyvEAyO3Mk3mol7Pv40YkKA-ao_OgWCNdQrExyN/s400/ay14.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Go in for the ayurvedic experience, learn yoga or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalari">Kalaripayattu</a>, de-stress with many herbal massages, eat simple & healthy food prepared in the ayurvedic kitchen.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113603454125943970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFidW2RPRWeUhgOHCTNSgswz1Bii7pPR6Y8bcJ6ZnmFDWaYAa04Rm-6olPgXZeVxcihKCvNq_aBnc-L8HoXjQ8a3LlIEROU9wozYMRNbrAoRIviPwYSME-7MIhtvR0v1a0GTl_bqVWUgjG/s400/ay16.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113603454125943986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5JiAB-pvClzUdy8Bu2m0ABBLlEi67Cqr0khVc0mAqSPpQ2U7wbAkYIM8NLiYT8rrV6awU97sfMdMkUhyTI2Y6fDRxaN5aV8l_f1PrwbsVkFW2aP8yifXF1Mew0u90a9uPRR3pyxrvl_v/s400/ay2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113603449830976658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjpFcy1OUJvgo2T6oG_GMEf6Sj0VjhqxfiQsdhc4Z965GAiT4qCw3yEx1xSDTH9X1T2aQRe132o0rf3LcA9ubkgMCplwAFn_B6AFju82DKaGNlXCvZbNFlKdX-eWprE6uzqAgG-W7jRVO/s400/ay6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></em>So what are you waiting for?<br />Start planning your next 'Ayurvedic Holiday' soon.<br /><em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113594610788281474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBli6t0DN-EWsdlT8zG0wkejoQzAGKFMZRi9Ht6BaLVPqaZMhyphenhyphenjznq2QisS2lwnEy6GNBe5yqZvtrN_xNkHac3oN-icPpzKd-eycRlfM5yvJeNEQkSn_303sO_-hxo1jYvsorTMvEd47rT/s400/ay15.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></em>De-stress, rejuvenate, relax and forget about your worldly worries while you are treated like royalties in the Palace of Ayurveda.<br /><br /><em>( images from </em><a href="http://kalarikovilakom.com/"><em>http://kalarikovilakom.com/</em></a><em>)</em></div></div>

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 ran...

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Please take a seat...

...relax,<br />make yourselves comfortable<br />and let me show you some interesting seating ideas from Incredible India... <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111910197254494594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrbYHti5hMkk7i0GWaO6nT2e9hDGNO8SMjmC3ULRc2Kq8zgtQN12i_HOiXhAU0YFRrAQevMkn9_EFZKAs_8jawdmwkJeKnRTdQc-mUqXJ24gzz3ew3cwuV42B5EwHdIbvapFzTJegrYDY/s400/chair2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Beautifully carved <em>Shekawati</em> chairs from Rajasthan teamed with colourful embroidery cushions.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112122544732576354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmnPIsgsXSoJ9PQJi-uiGxcGRBCKuKHtcGfyxrnURi6mYIrQfwjb51deAuhaNG78ZE2gfkrHBiKXQ5PruxbszIxPtJkQwrtciLDjMQpyfl0PdPcA9CmEgN0tHQ_Bu5V327Zvt43XC45uc/s400/chair14.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111910592391485922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsEhiGIGdwcBrQpz6oLpGTWQtjKkqlOSFywPrQsoZG2K5FAi19lvXfpyZPW1GCYphZyZYB2X96rPbw7hxC-TbidELy1EfiEMsjvztn4aYX-cv94MVYgqH5MxyFsqb-RhjiltbI3VFN5At/s400/chair8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The planter's chair or the easy chair is my all-time favourite. How can you not relax your tired torso on the curve of this piece of art & prop your legs on the arm rests? <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112106064943061538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BzGVFzBlIsvGYIlaL2USTfckdWrFPIF89Kt24GcjlTpqjK-NmK8knfQRCaLLVRX7zkm2FUbqxYC_vmW9CgvZylt46HtfAvwqXpeo0XkXeELYp1wOWxwk6rMkbr1cDdHdptThOKqzKG04/s400/mud5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <div><div><div><div>A folding easy chair with colourful fabric for those hot sultry days.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112106060648094210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwukvbUYQfHen2yyIxpdi6m5U1qRVeY668glUV0mHrT-OltRZfUz5moIsN5roiGMjgCumN-9WObOR2rpyY1oRFKGB6fO-ox-qBM5eXMhls3qPfCVo3P_myT83GzMCcX5Yxyqz9X1mjYLoN/s400/ms2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div>The cool swings, <em>jhoolas</em> or hichkars from Gujarat.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112119057219131986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIBmaHnQcGLLdRyXi5dWbJR6la-_3Urtuy7O-t6yQWIuPekh92079bUpPRD9CHIauEcRv0eoL2LPNfMx2_rAx4wEPbARaNcrvTdg-zX8RYY_OdUguT4KnLqWXTFGryt_eUM8HMz8OaW5c/s400/chair13.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The to and fro motion of the swing can put anyone into a state of bliss.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112106060648094226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi8y92iJzlhkw285bXkiW8sGHfs9-4diarckHFZQajqd6mKIYQZyjFBtpmLtamMixSOhu7ZQvhNuQsyASODx8_9GHOqq1OFS55ELpilSbzKbjvvbXgmoPqqdec8vcrAhs2BKSvwOZHgoE/s400/ss8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div>Chettinad style furniture from South India.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111910592391485890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGYBbl7axvwNRWSfc9pl-2QEpRQ5pxARnBw75sjglaZNd7L7HLUt-giSys7QKHeT4UHVkjzKwseSa5X0-v-wYIuQE2a-PPQA0BWJGSy8cIMHpCv3dsKJpHFMVh8oZ5epTTyqCCM7JIbrC/s400/chair6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> This eclectic piece from North India shows the mixing of Imperial, Empire & Indian style.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111910201549461922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKu-8B0XDBJ_NLFUrhL3WY0PuIWA9gcv28QfwIfE1mNEgdVTtimDCaEa_Bpcpd-XlYoy0QzDxvFE7m-lECoI7TOCZyku4CQ3Qlc0Ov4SrVfpojF31eNbSHHPvA7c_Mn4NIiUAH8jlJ2BpD/s400/chair4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> Lovely wood and cane sofas with red cushions.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112119044334230066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgX4FdQ24o8uKlv5zDG_ywnVRObNn62S2PBREHYacOd6tcQLPXY0TWZuNOdWDOp72EAlmAzy7URGkbL7Rfe50NEI4b6rUJAbrKE2Uy8bUe3bA7_L_jmt8TeGqSfetsVT_MFq0gUcirjR_I/s400/chair11.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A caned daybed from Kerala placed between two open doorways provides a breezy resting spot.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s7B9RYk7rsT8DssxE50V3IsJDfjltCEJa-yZ1JGZ7TLrfJsQQ3to0Qo7Tlo8-XeCdyFQyo5tXSUTzSFna5jQUARYiHEwxgvqsdBoa9Q44LPkjgcJftm-tY69MBFAys78lf8HbkmczZ22/s1600-h/chair7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111910592391485906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s7B9RYk7rsT8DssxE50V3IsJDfjltCEJa-yZ1JGZ7TLrfJsQQ3to0Qo7Tlo8-XeCdyFQyo5tXSUTzSFna5jQUARYiHEwxgvqsdBoa9Q44LPkjgcJftm-tY69MBFAys78lf8HbkmczZ22/s400/chair7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Look at this lovely '<em>Sociable' </em>-this is a Victorian style furniture still found in some of the old colonial mansions in India.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111910197254494578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGkdDxp9i9p10ezkQlwhbOkxO_oHl5cUg_7l9_Pl0FIbv-SlhNhzUVv3-JMvswliIlAWzFnWV18qlfwAiuxoGMEfYOPhXnAUSq3ahHONKHaTJNYdeNU7Mf8dL4ojr3MbFpHHATA3FMBKF/s400/chair1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />An old Goan wood & cane <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divan_(furniture)">divan</a>.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112122549027543666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzIKu4IGsltcEcXNZlhsY8FQ3fbvjSdDcZTjX7j8XJPQAIaPN2k-kVw0O0mRYwoCpMLxC2hnYDt61vtbWm-L60cMQck-Fdk2mzqEzAZMts-jYTQ4BYFHw4T5GOMVYl75NNoiv4ThCW5rV/s400/chair15.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></em>A Regency inspired Indian sofa made in Goa fills up an otherwise bare room.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111910201549461906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pFl5FzYbnh2r0vCvjA-Jd8eXRtd3ex_yby-lYU34pdnEo8L-Jaf0mSNbWefIxbh3_Hc79jPhZfw9VZ2pMlRp1QNboo3G0iO7RWdtDw2NZycUfh-oUh_pesUxnNU9DwHebtmNr8UCHavV/s400/chair3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div>I Love <em>Bhaitaks </em>-A floor level seating arrangement that comprises of thick soft mattresses placed against walls and loads of decorative cushions & bolsters thrown in to at a burst of colours.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111910205844429234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fipSaG23Ze32hiRwKkQTvPZ3i9bQ2f_-jGPfoA4Akfk-WiEIG0JA-oadOnWHC-pALCQGxfQAhT89YB_42cwHCm1y5FehuYzUo9q4HCorVT6vMSu_xC_XNY1KmvkTSHts-X_ulyUKB5eP/s400/chair5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />An Anglo-Indian influence in the form of a Victorian design settee.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111924898927548914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghn9jHYUseNvCjD8pFA65IXxIBVsJAnETTEL0XR1FUvI4YQIoAnGlh_27gmtEkwqt4yBD7FukScDWGiAWrLG2uJmoacOVM4qqaZzwHkx0FFcjNfgaCQuZN3gttJweG3e640B6hLuDm_kyG/s400/chair9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The humble <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charpoy"><em>Charpoy</em> </a>turned into a charming piece of furniture by <a href="http://www.stringbedco.com/index.html">Stringbedco</a>, they make amazing charpoys with modern sensibilities.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112119052924164674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbhIQmSBt9Alrj4fbnfH1N-J5h8Exrl5Qik-P9Fz8m6fO0B-3L989bwMoJiowRyuA3FRUwn4o0-CgBBWTbFZhY25aypc3rNBGQjys_t8jNzQuwDr-LRTUr0mgo_g6cGRP8zkR6iQ6Aia5/s400/chair12.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The Rattan chairs and settees are excellent for indoors as well as outdoors.</div><div></div><div><br />Enjoy these while I curl up on my favourite sofa with a cup of <em>chai.<br /><br /></em></div><em></em></div><div><em>( images from eruditiononline.com, Indian Style, Stringbedco, Inside Outside Magazine)</em></div></div></div>

Please take a seat...

...relax, make yourselves comfortable and let me show you some interesting seating ideas from Incredible India... Beautifully carved Shekawa...

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Adorn your walls....

Paint them, peel them, stencil them, plaster them, madhubani them, block-print them, hand-paint them, wall-paper them....<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109269428494845346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf_Tz_1tC6ykV0WtShJDYxvTsppBMww3yFP-IZ9gZDBRU3c9_7ALLta7jxhGUXSATHVnRg0S1fbYWLC_wzwEvZnnfi2s8_wICHc5g6SqEmKdOU7GUMAyUCtXU-JENKrANhEkfnFTgo8Ba/s400/pat16.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Hand-painted elephant in Tibrawala Haveli, <strong>Bissau, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a></strong>. (See how the trunk forms the handrail)<br /><br /></em>Yes, I am talking about <strong>'Walls'</strong>.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109243143294993714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18KZmhzMg6kOExypX8fU7kW-SZQHQvNYi_nUwbI_cAsUjRBrNkkGQ5fHfBZLVEio3aPXD3gxS9M-5d6D8F7OW3TSbWSfgci3dC-EbY17HrFfC7dzlRg27ohruRsWOGP0fEJlsLs0LPf-Q/s400/pat15.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>The terracotta and white decorative patterns are inspired by houses in Magh.<br /></em>Gone are the days when walls were plain and their purpose was to house paintings, today they are the paintings.<br /><br />Bring in some <strong>rustic</strong> charm...<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109244521979495762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsAzz41Sj6T5iVMvAh-I0wvNomUQcNm84zOzw3UQ97EnbJ4IjiFXMWIbdUzVrYyuIhq5-kXUU5j3ln577nRGj7RyvgQMJbvWDRMhIPmcA7lyCQG9bZ7irP3QjBl6L4zGeHnsoGE31MgVd/s400/pat17.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <em>Traditional wall decorations painted by the caftsmen from the Wadha community, <strong>Hodka, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutch">Kutch</a>.<br /></strong></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuhyphenhyphenSUHHtobLeBJI51xisvi_tk9dSEYTTOmGStnvQnmLqRl9xHP41TBx_ERjC9iqvNDOsocNtgNQPfHNyoY4MIpuXOUPOuUCsJotjo4kbmRT26jvfvpdm9WiyWESXwRDrdAZA-vPFRSB3/s1600-h/pat18.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109244521979495778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuhyphenhyphenSUHHtobLeBJI51xisvi_tk9dSEYTTOmGStnvQnmLqRl9xHP41TBx_ERjC9iqvNDOsocNtgNQPfHNyoY4MIpuXOUPOuUCsJotjo4kbmRT26jvfvpdm9WiyWESXwRDrdAZA-vPFRSB3/s400/pat18.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><em>Interesting flat, stylised & geometric designs with birds & camel motifs painted on the outer walls in the villages of <strong>Baramsar & Roopsi,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutch"> Kutch</a>.</strong><br /></em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109243121820157170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUIR6RaMVVhcRhVwgquDqCKr0OrMAhVUHG2V8umO837l3eDfXxhiGGewH4bsNET8GM-OoGtq704A1X763EkTxjykqO0bN3hZflk53DTGZMinI0Yupwss0U2PaMA6dDMv5VyiPHZNzv3Mp/s400/pat10.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Family photosgraphs & religious images are embedded in the while plaster walls in <strong>Jaisalmer,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan"> Rajasthan</a></strong></em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan"> </a><br />(What a fantastic idea!) <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109268324688250258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QPB3-VvHBc5ve9rq-kLYn4gbXiG7KaTGR5z3LjQW8zO5XvFRkE27nFqB1iKYsFW_VSdUUFVV08nr9Qsh7N_AoLXaTIsfjkIQC1nDtERBfHa1AAlQxhhHouKqsym4RUV0gOVoCFsaNQxJ/s400/pat11.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Terracotta tiles frame a niche in a house in <strong>Baramsar, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutch">Kutch</a></strong> where the cassette player is the only western amenity.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109246072462689650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lmbJIZWbYty-aVc8gD4sb9R6NEptbjXYf0lv0yXqUddJrNrhQC68zTwmd__q53cqLRd5sJeEbrQinwY4dvt1j1l6cUejSH9InaOMQURMvUYclM6vTsD8bgpGuLSrJoBeVtXN1v3iaOYk/s400/pat14.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Inlay work with antique mirrors & stylised flowers in Samode Palace, <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a></strong>.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWyO1dc3WmT4otp6zNQHKLvbX5WLsog46LV5rQnGrZVrCF8NUo2EXQ7GVEFXi3IbACR7ZpjTBcS_30EU16TmdG4QAQqCbdLXGQq9fYebpf1nVTXavDh5jIi7VaL81goLMwawGcAcO32KZ/s1600-h/pat12.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109243134705059090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWyO1dc3WmT4otp6zNQHKLvbX5WLsog46LV5rQnGrZVrCF8NUo2EXQ7GVEFXi3IbACR7ZpjTBcS_30EU16TmdG4QAQqCbdLXGQq9fYebpf1nVTXavDh5jIi7VaL81goLMwawGcAcO32KZ/s400/pat12.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><em>Lovely painted patterns in a private chapel in<strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa">Goa</a></strong>.</em> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109246076757656962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gTVKWq2GfBe9C5EsZ8vx_qDK6E8CbOJ_b_1RMPvzgxM15Zjd7nfDeMpDwKyZQb3wnfrAayVFPpl_jyYHVZtHevnWYEpJEPV-6WsCeJBEq2bhctantGshlditxGsIBDbmmQ5HHeJjbwlc/s400/pat19.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>The trellised roof forms interesting shadows on stencilled walls in one of the homes in <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa">Goa</a></strong>.<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMEvf9KSkVOQPywxvJrPaU_JHUVevjttqPpFecb7rxWmGoX9RDCcOfeCxM0gXkaORVFdzl6R1nnHNlPtrHM84dQ6iWiAo2EpFzk3D5RQMuREXmu3uruASVPMeMSn7bGrIAkYN3CD1wi3n/s1600-h/pat13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109243139000026402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMEvf9KSkVOQPywxvJrPaU_JHUVevjttqPpFecb7rxWmGoX9RDCcOfeCxM0gXkaORVFdzl6R1nnHNlPtrHM84dQ6iWiAo2EpFzk3D5RQMuREXmu3uruASVPMeMSn7bGrIAkYN3CD1wi3n/s400/pat13.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><em>Colourful Buddhist motifs in the mountainous region of <strong>northern India</strong>.<br /></em><br />Or go <strong>contemporary/fusion</strong> with these design ideas...<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108876729618861042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFV7MI-K9QyMaP4GvwrxX1SS7S5XuK40CywufqaiMrtI6qNVTmJ2cnFN1n6naCl3Xb3hkMVMCeHY-yap0iJqvS4PZyNgZwtUwgqhTwtG1LuxMbisYEfPgXLqbkvauQoI0Zwq0O10B71zeP/s400/pat3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Bold colourful geometric patterns in <a href="http://www.zebaworld.com/zeba_static/krsnamehta.htm"><strong>Krsna Mehta's</strong> </a>home.</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108876716733959138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNrMQf9EbWph8hEfS8W0igGY4dqWTuM1Dc_XN2nM6hDpa5VCDTlhMXfI1_7kqpcxGrO7_7UWOjb7QMyAEed1E2rbiqyTARqjKmYTKskRdbF568nV4IDTpxB-ENaZ8lu5Z8xvB2RkCsggz/s400/pat2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Goldpainted leaf motifs on blue background in <a href="http://www.zebaworld.com/zeba_static/krsnamehta.htm"><strong>Krsna Mehta's</strong> </a>residence.</em><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108876699554089938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkAyY_pwxxKB_7R1lvcGEwxQGfq7gnyHBNILvj4RM81Qy88Tar4LonDi_tRwm1B0PWpDvAxBJZF4PNwshqYTD9_WSqJOiYoM_8OkI2mEHlak5LYq-Z0eWi6eutdDUoWFwXVq_CAhjU9dq/s400/pat1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Free flowing hand-painted design in film-maker<strong> Ram Madhvani's</strong> home.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108881312348965954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBeQmHYwfEuJMuj549HjxT8e9-LV-9aeYsdH25z2x2k6tN3dBTYpQKEwDeAV3OvayGAdZfl3U8ZNEdlC1_VafZ_DmyvfEyyJpketvnClspmj_Rpy1CtiGIphZHhnQXysJEiCK7uQJtXf9/s400/pat8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Feature wall with self gold floral print wall paper at <strong>Cafe' Penne</strong> designed by <strong>Payal Chopra</strong>.</em> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108876742503762946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijsR0YeiN72o0lhI89WyW5b6CFmiP_SM7DwUVfxssMV1Xm2ahQtj7ZQGRIRfn2prxy9QHfGEPINBh2zy3uygq0BLaT9eB-N8xTPfYBup5wAv-k_ltue0QFuXfzUG5_3Pn-Em5Wn9KTd8W/s400/pat4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>A sinuous bronze pattern on terracotta in <strong>Ram Madhvani's</strong> home.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108876751093697554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VWa731KNPw_vz4zCm-uIS3xhkcVM1NfuCa_90k51qJVbvJbXGxIU3FeWTPlvcnUSDMkT_EjViEPalTcNc_1HMJlJBIAM2b14V5WlGqGGBNncEJra1y-tb_R9uz9I7-EYA3EePXMpmMhj/s400/pat5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Foliage patterns in black & white designed by <strong>Tania Singh Khosla</strong> for <strong>Zanav Home</strong>.<br /></em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108878585044732978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZv8GS0l-seeSZTtQwORsBWbknUsvqcXZ3woVRwMmyAurG_LRslCDGyKc-TiSVja9FsTCN8lmJSIowwQMfhXHfqBBpm3EnuIBv6Rcs4RTjz29I1zAkD3HQ3f0Pw0Mfwo_bub8HrocCakS/s400/pat7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Floral stencilled patterns in <strong>Mallika's</strong> room:-)</em><br /><br />So what are you waiting for go wild with your imagination, the wall is your canvas, paint away...:-)<br /><br /><em>(images from Indian Style, home review magazine-vol6. issue3, inside outside magazine- july 2006, dec 2006 & jan 2007 issues)</em>

Adorn your walls....

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Raja Ravi Varma's beauties.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ul0JHsii-NE5UlkvZy5weBsXs3mUfdW6GxEJkY6w69V8vidKvVlpZZx4PGnNWpdptsMol1fGerIbxME3ATfOlHsUaxE8VslmSTvP5zpp_OwezdYgt8uA479jimbAk89rPmcXKyKNLECn/s1600-h/ravi6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107081267318552450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ul0JHsii-NE5UlkvZy5weBsXs3mUfdW6GxEJkY6w69V8vidKvVlpZZx4PGnNWpdptsMol1fGerIbxME3ATfOlHsUaxE8VslmSTvP5zpp_OwezdYgt8uA479jimbAk89rPmcXKyKNLECn/s400/ravi6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><em>Lady with Veena</em><br />Everytime I look at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ravi_Varma">Raja Ravi Varma's </a>depiction of sari clad, graceful & beautiful Indian women, I gasp!<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107081271613519762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWy4BaEZBsKxGf9TawZ6SptL05Gf0jCill30Jqnz5aOouUDFPTGXepCuJZHeTUpVpYYJE5WpK3PMvxP18NBQYCVRI7ynOjJ-UtwC7S15KVg_gyYXxHF5iURuylBHjReeruRWnqxTDID68n/s400/ravi7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>In Contemplation<br /></em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ravi_Varma">Raja Ravi Varma</a> was an Indian king from Kerala who was also a great painter, during the 19th century.<br />His paintings are considered to be a fusion of Indian traditions with European techniques. He is considered to be one of the finest painters in the history of Indian Art.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107080373965354802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6plub2uoY3EIMJzZ-euFRGIg181w8f0uWSJGL9r5N28Nk0rjcs4Bxr5hgGVcPv7e_pLnGgePva_tYT5Y6eKIZ6Hz3AflDLvf6bloTMNmyE2MXsHZ4V65yN01kflBpUzWVtWDn2McDxOV/s400/ravi1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><em>The Milkmaid<br /></em>He learnt oil painting from a British painter, Theodor Jenson. Whose techniques he used in his paintings. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107080378260322114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhse4imOaWzRlMDTMP98a_9lTjeFSA6aDk1lw6Z2IaQN6DNU89uNLOd-hRt36EZMynHwXoAf4ETTklclGaaYZfRP0_rJ1bg4P4dWf5wYEmDwRy4I9Ugs-TnYk8nHRz_oy5LutJsteoGuNqW/s400/ravi2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Expectation</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107080382555289426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05czIbSStV21Tk5z44EEArY-OKXccQA5QrrEV20UOfx5EFRODnWpsGlPngcN7i9aMgsNQ18g5nmlGUNsp07K71rpO73H2Wdda5L5xOHrOOWzJoACQF2OYQEnGCA5Q2SJ-G6hcr0w9PPE1/s400/ravi3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Yashoda with Krishna<br /></em>He is famous for his paintings depicting scenes from great epics like Mahabharata & Ramayana.<br /> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107081284498421682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHuEPmBcpC6Mh0fcYYPiRubmRfgrEcK4L7egKZqxwLkQciOuAJRVVCfyTSQcoTX6YOPuPkiUt5esAq3YeYLeoo7evd97saZwsJtXU5qQMiA9VmoYGm0AO5eVyiVNHOgHoQ_Hei0sFC6Al/s400/ravi9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Jatayu Vadha</em><br /><div>Most of his paintings were reproduced as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleograph">Oleographs</a> and overshadowed the traditional Indian art form in the 19th century, for which he received criticism.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107080382555289442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62wr7YSC_e1hpbLp1ZozF2yosKb_f_zzQ3tz9RTrA1vzY5vx6gHAswzXF_t5qfvk401ypbOXILYOObMFmaEcLOGDfxscN8773nfgg5rX6CLKTNP7XIpPd5LcKqwCfn053QWqq3KKlrhgz/s400/ravi4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>There comes Papa</em><br />Raja Ravi Varma's paintings portrayed Indian myth with static realism.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107080391145224050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvHftgt4YPd6vxBpZEMlrdP3KGsHyWtQmA5cY3IDtufNvg-8sNZeZLb7CV2pBt9rHEFK6zuggRvmqtlbnHqZD5hg8tDC0XJb78Gcz1u73cDWaeIGkG4jhSksQr-8V7uTPldsR7zxWtAXO/s400/ravi5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Lady in the moonlight<br /></em>I absolutely love his paintings of Indian women and had to share it with all of you:-) <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107081280203454370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WkVwBdvjEntDQhXtEpuni_yttA_AlIrahhZtTwr2vNCTee9hf8yKDUjy9x4OClaHz2ewDwQDET5OIpCIRF1DAKfkvIhpFdH0KbaQqLUTl_o9PcmUc7APJGOm-VzkBfBNW1y0QcofQUdg/s400/ravi8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Hamsa Damayanthi<br /></em>You can see more of Ravi Varma's prints & oleographs <a href="http://ravi.varma.lithos.googlepages.com/home">here</a>.<br /><br /><em>( images from cyberkerala.com)</em></div>

Raja Ravi Varma's beauties.

Lady with Veena Everytime I look at Raja Ravi Varma's depiction of sari clad, graceful & beautiful Indian women, I gasp! In Contempl...

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