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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534102855480869890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNGDiEIFlDIaSrxV_ZpBbb9Ki-S7yyXVMFfF6r2KdpDIDY6WA3n1FCTh0-hOXfMQBnGVYOtIX7wkId7Du7E0o_VYdfj1jMGbnXWaFoo2dPLQM05PwNwXG5GeioxBJk4J1oLKMTo_NySk/s1600/can4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuXihxxJ2_LAx1F5zdNxB9cvcKc3rNhb1ecqENhiRIAA_t3s1iMge6F_gad6b-UGhVwKXhYcI4CTz5Me-p5vKkZrIn4mP_S3C5Y9dpofc9UsY4ytPg6FJTKohGF_XEvKBN6PtquAB-LQ/s1600/can6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><i>Tealight candles adorning our entrance...</i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="540" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534100515017797106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGRHF6Jktlra8QTeOjvGYxOqtIApZ6eRhuLG0vEANh9MAWL9lw6QZ_xH4kwUQlUQ0dp_3rEwp3AmFJJPYKThfqXIuuQGcB0sMmewJtcGwDuaLzqEguobOd9r5zDGTBfMAKzKSztqEqW4/s640/can3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tealight candles have become a big part of the Diwali illuminations in many <i>Indian</i> homes. I love using these along with the traditional oil diyas.</div><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101262397643090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XvWDMQ13fsw88dVbQTUytYdJzbmcWXLwcNn_wkAjf1QO_q3xcw5XGJdEsNdy2yUw4CsULRR3HFxkMMBxDwpoWVFueijRjy6pPtIN0uOOn468rghEuNdoI2SFm5IF10TY4kDBy5oTBHo/s640/can1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div>I wanted an interesting background to form a base for these candles. Coasters were one option but I zeroed in on traditional <b>'Kolam' </b>stencils available widely in stores that sell <i>'pooja articles' </i>or stalls near temples.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="515" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101264381515090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhZalPpXeya5fOC7bCzsSGBhceboRPhiw0aM4capibI_FWtR7VGd6UAbY-zpT6iVJWl0rUc5biooJULBX5A170jgFMsTzus20RDHGlPF6qEac5lwY6nEPiANw24An4xYaxhtO8YyfJ68/s640/can7.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></span></span><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101264032379938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcR8JfdngDQOTlSOKX9meVDYi7mRP7NxsgSVrPLeZPYzlYZwZQE5yIlkdFpFZsOEFUPN34EFWwMvLezMNyOhGn84dLTE5rcZinv4s65fNL5hH0U-CXFGkkluvXZm-T31DE6ba0nQ25VZ8/s640/can2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="426" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The patterns remind me of <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doily">doilies</a></b> that my mother used to crochet during my childhood:-)</span></span></div><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101272880708338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAvLa7kEslJUl4PXC-b7wPAvbLAphlBz8pvpbnmyHfLjOQRmzt7UYW22AIfo7d5yO6Ay6akAaPYX2RCjhJoEFn7Q0dF2q-bScDxfpgqHjYp47U8XHoQUVIBUWkvAdve2DvboWaN1FNCg/s640/can5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="488" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">A lotus shaped kolam stencil...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534103666507335122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuXihxxJ2_LAx1F5zdNxB9cvcKc3rNhb1ecqENhiRIAA_t3s1iMge6F_gad6b-UGhVwKXhYcI4CTz5Me-p5vKkZrIn4mP_S3C5Y9dpofc9UsY4ytPg6FJTKohGF_XEvKBN6PtquAB-LQ/s640/can6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="622" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i>Some interesting design stencils...</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(images by Arch)</span></i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>

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