Wooden replicas of Jharokas
The last post contains some information about wood work of Rajasthan. While writing about wood work of Rajasthan, replicas of Jharokas cannot be missed. Basically Jharoka is a balcony...
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Colorful Wood work of Rajasthan
Rajasthan , which has biggest desert of India, is famous for unique crafts.As I have observed almost all crafts of Rajasthan like tie and die on cloths, block printing...
Ratnachakarma- the carvings in the shape of lotus at Mahabodhi temple
Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya is not only religious place for Boudhas, also an architectural wonder. This is declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. Its built in Gupta...
Model of village and forest – by a crafty woman
I often get emails from many, asking tutorials about crafts, especially on making models. A year ago I had received an email from Ms. Lalita , asking instructions for...
Ghats of Varanasi-Bank of Ganges
Varanasi , an ancient city of India, famous for temples, spirituality , pilgrims, the river Ganga( Ganges) , and of course the ghats on the banks of Ganga. Ghat...
Bobbin lace- Desire unfufilled
When it comes to crafts, I have learnt quite a few of crafts. Some are inherited from my mother, like sewing , crochet, hand embroidery etc. Some I learnt...
Krishna Radha – Beaitiful Idol in bronze.
I’m planning to post tutorials to make different models for school projects. In between, I got an opportunity visit a craft fest . There this beautiful idol of Radha...
Horizontal arrays of sculptures- Beauty of Hoysala Architecture
The sculptures in horizontal arrays at the base of the temple is another unique feature of Hoysala temple architecture . When I had been to Keshva temple at Somanathpura,...
Carvings on ceiling -unique feature in Hoysala temples
Hoysala dynasty is one of the powerful dynasties ruled Karnataka. History says , they were brave as well as patrons of arts. There are many temples in Karanataka built...
Is it Ikebana?
Recently I visited Bodh Gaya temple. Its a pilgrimage place of Buddhists. When I visited Bodh Gaya , I could see many disciples from all over the world. In...