Peacock design – Carved on stone
This is another design of peacock . I captured this picture in the campus of Chitrakala Parishad , Bangalore. The peacock is carved on a soft stone. Looks very...
Category: Crafts of India
Patterns used in Mughal Art and Architecture
Indian architecture and arts are influenced by Mughal architecture, during Mughal rule in India. Mughal architecture flourished in India by Mughals in 16th to 18th century. Mughal art and...
Wood craft of Chittoor-Andhra Pradesh
Wood craft is very ancient craft practiced in India. Though very ancient crafts are practiced in mud (terracotta ),slowly people started using wood because of its durability. I have...
Stupas in Mahabodhi temple- Bodhgaya
The Mohabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, is not only spiritual place for Buddhist , also an evidence of architecture wonder of Mourya dynasty. Its recognized as World Heritage Monuments...
Bamboo craft of Chattisgarh
Google+ Bamboo is a plant which has large diversity in species. From ages , bamboo is used for craft work. Bamboo craft in India: Wide range of species of...
Tholu Bommalata- hand painted leather puppets
Tholu Bommalata, (In Telugu, Tholu – leather, Bommalata – puppet dance), is the traditional craft of AndhraPrandesh, which was flourished under the patronage of Vijayanagar kingdom. The bright color...
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...
Patachitra- Pride of Orissa
Already I have written about Patachitra in my earlier post. In this post sharing about the process of making patachitra and the designs and motifs used in Patachitra. The...
Patachitra- Paintings that narrate stories- Pride of Orissa
It has been more than 2 months , I haven’t written any post. Missed all the posts written by my blogger friends. Life was hectic for few days, till...