Divinity on diwali!

I simply love the approach of the Diwali season. 

The slight winter chill, the happy faces, the excitement of shopping, Diwali decorations and all that.Its now that the festivals has gained so much popularity and we celebrate it in various styles At home it was always the Divinity,the Pooja,the Ghee lit lamps and Marigolds.Still it remains all the more traditionally rooted at our homes.


Let the Divine ideas of Diwali surround you forever.Here are some snippets from the earlier celebrations of earlier years:)-

All images :Lakshmi Arvind

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Published-The Traditional touch

An article about the Traditional Decor elements and about how the home could be decorated traditionally.Recently got published In Deccan Herald.I thank Savitha Karthik and the entire team for giving me the opportunity to write an article.All images shot at my home..

Ajmer Bungalow,Ajmer

Ajmer Bungalow, home to the lovely Mrs Rajika Shukla and Mr Naveen Capoor. Its a typical British Bungalow, built in early 1908. Its a  beautiful home with shaded verandahs, lots of garden spaces, umpteen number of books arranged in corners, attention to each furniture and art item bought carefully and the love and care by the couple. The Bungalow itself has been carefully and lovingly maintained by the Capoors and their joy in the place is obvious.

 

 

We actually wanted to stay for a day before heading south. But on reaching it turned out to be a three day stop there. Naveen  a walking guide on Ajmer, made sure that that the trip was complete in all aspects.

 

 

I felt it was actually a home what I wished for..books and the wooden feel of the furnitures and numerous memorabilia and its memories all made up that warm and loving home of theirs...Each shot was a frame and pardon me, I found it difficult to choose which is the best and ended up uploading a lot of images this time...

shaded verandahs

lot of furniture arranged in a semicircular pattern

lot of small statues everywhere in the garden

hmmm i have the same chair

stands in the corner shyly

an old table where Mr Capoor does his reading in the verandah, loved the fresh rose here

made of wood...a face,loved the decoration part...flowers

loved the simple daybed here, a very casual way of approach to life seen 

very old chairs of their grandmas..still being used in the dining room..asked us to be seated carefully

a hot tea sits near the dining table

two very old french windows placed in the dining room...

the view as you sit down to eat your breakfast

sundappled dining room and the patterns

a garden beyond the house

lovely interiors

all chairs had the right kind of shawls and cushions

mantel of the living room

the lovely day bed in the living room

jamini roy painting 

prints and books lie everywhere

jaipur nama

small knickknacks added to the beauty

an old small carved round table

an old photograph of aunts mother

fresh flowers floating

All images:Lakshmi Arvind

Indian Architecture and Art-Ajmer Town

Indian Architecture always amazed me and something that deeply interested me from childhood.Visit to cities and towns always gave us an opportunity to study the  brilliant architecture of the buildings and the history of the town.Parts of Rajasthan are best visited in winter,so we visited Ajmer and Pushkar.

Ajmer city situated in a valley and ridge region and has an incomparable beauty.A walk through the town shows us the old world charm and beautiful buildings which is soon losing its beauty.I could see the absence of proper maintenance in these buildings..I gazed up and looked up at the buildings,walked through the town.

The old  buildings of Ajmer had lots to say..the beautiful grills,the gorgeous windows and doors,some old chettinad type of tiles,stuck on to the partition region between two floors of a building.In the town we saw a group of houses inside a big gate,a neighbourhood type of houses and a space inside them for prayers ,something that resembles pols,the paintings on the gates ...alas,only if they could have retained the glory..the town famous for its silver..show you all my silver in the next post.

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