30 August 2010
By Admin
In Textile
A few kilometres from Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa, is a village where all houses and shops along the roads have one thing in common: beautiful appliqué work, in the making or on display, all giving out a loud burst of colour. This famous appliqué work comes from Pipli village, which was established by the [...]
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Appliqué, Jagannath Yatra, Orissa, Peepli, Pipli, Textile
12 July 2010
By Admin
In Handmade, Wood
The onset of much awaited monsoons, bringing heavy, rumbling clouds in the dark skies above… and roaring crowds below, pull massive chariots for the gods who have decided to take a stroll…
Every year, on the day of Asadha Shukla Dwitiya (second day of the waxing moon phase of the Asadha month according to the [...]
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Appliqué, Balabhadra, Chariots, Gundicha Yatra, Indigenous tools, Indra, Krishna, Lord Jagannath, Nandighosa, Puri, Rath Yatra, Subhadra, Vishwakarma, Wood
