Divinity on diwali!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;">I simply love the approach of the Diwali season. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;">The slight winter chill, the happy faces, the excitement of shopping, Diwali decorations and all that.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;">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.S</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">till it remains all the more traditionally rooted at our homes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let the Divine ideas of Diwali surround you forever.Here are some snippets from the earlier celebrations of earlier years:)-</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNTijt6T9NDyqAzf7iminARrKkVe7EdqaDUCfKnxuzQ0DlHSDxYLhwmklbnN4vyixYAK5ZfnBeSq-c4mw_0kiBAk0x1Vw3Lrir8RSdiPN3uXVnleuUJVvIc6v2nGgraHH1G_K0cWxlPg/s1600/IMG_5207+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNTijt6T9NDyqAzf7iminARrKkVe7EdqaDUCfKnxuzQ0DlHSDxYLhwmklbnN4vyixYAK5ZfnBeSq-c4mw_0kiBAk0x1Vw3Lrir8RSdiPN3uXVnleuUJVvIc6v2nGgraHH1G_K0cWxlPg/s640/IMG_5207+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Divinity on diwali!

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Simple Decoration..

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Decorations at home can be simple too .Hang flowers upside down can help brighten the area of your home.A change of decoration can be a nice decorative element.<span style="background-color: white;">. Hanging flowers will create a colorful overhead canopy in a room or just create a special touch to brighten the festival feel.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Marigolds can be inserted into the midribs of the coconut fronds.Select small flower and medium in length for the midrib.The flowers beautifully bend their heads and sit perfectly on them.Select wine bottles and you can insert them into these as shown..As the flowers are slightly heavy they can be kept at intervals in the midrib and do not easily dislocate from their position.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2OEt1yHJ9mj0Sw2rpfdxdm29OCWDpjKsPyxlISqg8sfKawIxWtOTqdEBW4E3eCs0nMVwvd28MESbgWzw5EJhCepukmhztkbASjpnZ7XDIuKSC19qSIw8censIRX0bVHvcBCGgh5s_ls/s1600/october+2012+175+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2OEt1yHJ9mj0Sw2rpfdxdm29OCWDpjKsPyxlISqg8sfKawIxWtOTqdEBW4E3eCs0nMVwvd28MESbgWzw5EJhCepukmhztkbASjpnZ7XDIuKSC19qSIw8censIRX0bVHvcBCGgh5s_ls/s640/october+2012+175+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1lgPcygbum6g1clYVwwDERhsNpFT0lqeEyt60ChINLRT2hDFIXv5Ue-MoLK3YfSJCI2yxkR7xVKcAd1lRmaC49_73iIXk2autdMRr2Dx4mCzjhdi6lMozVKEyq1CDgEkHaLT30jMUaI/s1600/october+2012+213+-+Copy+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1lgPcygbum6g1clYVwwDERhsNpFT0lqeEyt60ChINLRT2hDFIXv5Ue-MoLK3YfSJCI2yxkR7xVKcAd1lRmaC49_73iIXk2autdMRr2Dx4mCzjhdi6lMozVKEyq1CDgEkHaLT30jMUaI/s640/october+2012+213+-+Copy+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHisBRCbg_KUcSukId35Ks76nD-ASbfPGT6aMfk-91mG6u9G9EzUEepAKDdQVgBUBM2lI9cX3jOuMLA4cJD3o6mUOp-QwMjid3a5U3qmkZ0bAgjRdpvy4REG-phC47fmtuh_c7FIEKTwI/s1600/october+2012+184+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHisBRCbg_KUcSukId35Ks76nD-ASbfPGT6aMfk-91mG6u9G9EzUEepAKDdQVgBUBM2lI9cX3jOuMLA4cJD3o6mUOp-QwMjid3a5U3qmkZ0bAgjRdpvy4REG-phC47fmtuh_c7FIEKTwI/s640/october+2012+184+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All pictures copyright:Lakshmi Arvind</div><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>

Simple Decoration..

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Waking up to Diwali Day

<div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">The Diwali day dawned with Celebrations at home.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Waking up to the elaborate decorations at doorways and the inside of the house with marigolds.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Waking up to the different designs of Diyas.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Waking up to the sounds of cymbals and crackers.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Waking up to the fragrance of flowers and home cooked food, ghee and sweets.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Waking up and waiting for the lights and lamps to be lit...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Waking up to the lights of wisdom from the darkness of ignorance.</span></span></div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536520365228234066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGbUXlTklHaA6EcubrlkkK2Z80dLaWKb81enrrm4R4RcLfr_8AhdxeAwt3E2zi7E5M81ZZwpod1Frvr8TjP-u8tyNN5KpuaWB9GJ3Emav5DcnR2v8WkV9mNEonVmO1TFYURKPIQOsZtQ/s400/IMG_8380+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536520372236832978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeVm2w3OQiD4XAOJdeY0EXETb3yBFVOy4tMYVQeYbFSsoTygDlShx2HXsF97ov8yDnk2Z3YjJ6pSbZk6YBaUv91ohFtjnvVz1WPTg-8uKQl9F43lKpjI2z1Q6HRK4GctVniv89Txm1RQ/s400/IMG_8386+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536520373996896482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkFBH1zjRHWfzFTg-iXSpp-CeRvKpsiRCmwgYSv-7rNKuzoTFfFVEhTOz27ZTHzBP0aNjnVZUsRoM1tuioJ1Bv8r96C1Kah_j_ejVXImWlyNXNsZjriLGUIVKOqbxa1CRAa_iC_LWVkA/s400/IMG_8391+copy.jpg" style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536520362986953298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-vRK2xmCwVzJzNcxmx9ZLGG712GDaXloTvCyXT3zADluq6jovdf9ofkXl-ByJhM6LX3qnRZO35tlOAjrL4ASnMRtwTI56zbJTE8iOJggcMFB0jSkoegdXcR72A206Uyp5nd47mDNDrA/s400/Diwali+Day+2010+017+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536520749116701106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPddv0f2OBuyDUtz9yvgqnn8uedvtUkLfl5Z6lFRQRKJuViS6F3NxNzp_m-Uh4gcAc9R_IBFHRpnaO0eL4Qr1C3sd4OEoR3t5CKBP3ozPv41jytCGhmkpB40Sxi-yzEWIl9KJ6bmpKQlQ/s400/IMG_8398+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536520359801531890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzWMMUcRYaDT7Gvyebw-LNnSUcKmQGcEYbGkuIxglLdyndT3qrwOB5MXbpcRNC2tvcOHZoF7r5Jru8airH0ULpnJDeyN1QYntpp8JYGr4cdebNkh7ec28d4kgJluDD3FnOGn4uoxudcM/s400/Diwali+Day+2010+003+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These are some glimpses of the Diwali preparations at home. Hope you all enjoy these images as</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I take some time to assimilate the festivities around me.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Images and Ideas By Lakshmi Arvind</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Please do not steal nor copy images</span></span></div></span></div>

Waking up to Diwali Day

The Diwali day dawned with Celebrations at home. Waking up to the elaborate decorations at doorways and the inside of the house with marigol...

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A perfect way to wish Happy Deepavali !

<div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Deepavali is keeping all of us enthralled at home by its magic wand and it lingers on even after many days.The creativity at its best and it reflects in the types and styles of arrangements at home.Some prefer the traditional decor and some have a combination of the modern and traditional arrangements.Any arrangement is a welcome in the special festive season.</span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Some simple arrangements which I love ,the mix and match of easy available materials are a delight in these arrangements.All fresh and fragrant ideas never seen before...Regal and opulent ,the lustre of gold has bewitched for millenia.Below you can see all shining ideas for your Diwali...Mix and match things you already have to create this colourful Indian look.</span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1..A very simple arrangement where in a swastik sign is made of kumkum and the arrangement is on a banana leaf with marigold and swastk diyas intermingled.</span></span></span></span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290782824488722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAa5vcjHXcsXcldMYOxsN6uljmk55oCFXzt84vp6ysW_WhJ9tPMhOGZMTFjwZaWtKYAAEbDaOQbDD-re9zdTJTLK04_C02D0z_VULhjAFU6n4H0gYPvi6ns3-NZnWnDzzZbnJ9qMTB4PU/s400/IMG_8275+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290777540119778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSwGnmO3snLzz65cCqWiypc9_SfNYcOadEKwcZpMR-J4cLF20ykGjL7zo5hVZwYP0QsZC1CfIQGb9QGXmikA7FIcRRhamLMKDXv-VLWRSFQrLJdViZ_HZJ3c1iAfuEwKDzZu1qqNizeY/s400/IMG_8287+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >2..A small diya kept on top of a terracotta tea light holder and a small traditional south indian lam,with haldi and kumkum and marigolds on a brass plate</span></span></div></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290777278633922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVspho5qzL8wjYlnDOgBSJ-AdlzDbMGFzPq41E4WUBkjMt6G8SB5M9LswzFKRasqEUpmhhK8v8hkeD0YXBCD8wcmUwlf51sQem0F5ATOj9zQ0WWcHDskWY1lirLGzu58DEquVDBvC_Jo/s400/IMG_8299+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290771661543554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEYztkOlI58nBvD1tB5ViKg5BdJdvsbHUAOAvJaDQMLubaviNGkpiS4OOfYunMImUuJcAvCnJMlbs-SP4QQPFv0GMmoP9Sl0PomiMTUQcjy2Mbukiq7kxA3hamHiSkmCY-3sWUUhm6TQ/s400/IMG_8308+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px; " /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290770197361250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqjYKaWO6YFrXv-KUusVhGaPIoCplOF4N1lVHBUgWldWU0WWim3VWZlPRJIPzu5XCcl9L2d0Y_VPcIJ0osA-BvvlV07AhwNM24Su9fNKzpYIU4CaO-Sr-YeIInUaCwl3sNWYExNSPgJo/s400/IMG_8310+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290468878622050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFRBWrbMUjf6hGLdFY9pmM_0cyhayQVYM8ViguXcu6-M4MtJ9qJB6qKFVztiyo7_NRm2QdziADFfVDYoluQZZ49j9nRP1a6fhDpBMSept9HlUvI6YKptlO7bNIAXmDdC_FMMuEF5axQM/s400/IMG_8318+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290458183886674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwTSV8JSWTAUoDfv_Q3KTV7I3ZLvTNTiADkHt0Y7UdBa05Sw6tkUGfYHDMvpFOw1Ly2HNn4ceVLanPTNxoSC91nyxjrPVYouD70pRXkFylJjaqc0a_j-J9PtVs_Mo7VfLmDWb6ANp1ag/s400/IMG_8332+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >3..diya on top of the terracotta pot and sweets on the plate to the side of it and marigolds around the lamps.a silver coin of ganeshji and lakshmi devi kept near the small lamp.</span></span></div></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290455764237698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtQJqRz1B6loNpO7tEHOXM0C7t4wBQRVVpUfNCh3R0DyqqV27LThlvzjEidbhS0yTKHBaQ08nGG1T3cI8_aEHeigdurQjsISxWOySlZAiCT6qq8TfPD7ITONwi6zPUwT-relWA1oFSc0/s400/IMG_8336+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290449760773090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ6EWB_w3O8ewXAdLxNEVpB65zbs534GscTIC1d4Ug6OgQTzhdeOXBhvx3-6ziy9JembV_qHWkQPlwkLP6JbMZjveMtGmyHyuDznUxx1zJmMnX-htAcrxYWmcAAqPZxouQCDjK5kbPfw/s400/IMG_8337+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535290446191219602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7XhSkl1JDNqr3beRu0kpF5IN-nCBndUtflO6s5Sm8qxYMFc6wZ9wR4t6gvF8Y7cDUNLrbYsfNBXLa5LlZsNMj6VNcvdB2aa56H6XloeVbrr-ATHLmhpLlQr6o_ROGt46LpqFqgMVF7I/s400/IMG_8344+copy.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >4..A simple arrangement where in the sweets are kept in a big brass thali and a lamp is kept in the middle of the sweets.</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR4Gz-i658O6PFPIv8_1xhuW8AAto-QRKdbPvApYnsVQtsCM5F010_WrqnAf1K4-37uUS-_W8zV_VHZAMyXucN_O0b_puJEVFfNDu53jFz4Tp04Jp4-t9RxeMqHLJtv2u_xEcenj2gxE/s1600/IMG_8365.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535291600675157234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR4Gz-i658O6PFPIv8_1xhuW8AAto-QRKdbPvApYnsVQtsCM5F010_WrqnAf1K4-37uUS-_W8zV_VHZAMyXucN_O0b_puJEVFfNDu53jFz4Tp04Jp4-t9RxeMqHLJtv2u_xEcenj2gxE/s400/IMG_8365.jpg" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >hope you all liked the arrangements.will come back tomorrow with some simple decor..Entertain,circulate and celebrate this Diwali with your loved ones with full gusto.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Images and Ideas By Lakshmi Arvind,help provided by Gayatri Arvind</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Please do not steal nor copy images</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span>

A perfect way to wish Happy Deepavali !

Deepavali is keeping all of us enthralled at home by its magic wand and it lingers on even after many days.The creativity at its best and it...

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Blockprints, Marigolds and Diwali..

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Diwali being just around the corner, even I am trying my best to have some ideas new and special for this time. Simple and yet traditional and very soothing to the eyes. Let these ideas heighten your festive mood.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Simply create the mood using block prints,blockprint patterns in Diwali. A simple and colourful blockprint pattern coaster underneath the big brass lota where my daisies are just uplifts the festive mood..</span></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572189304270434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FBJbVBoWtf2HMzvzvsQj3AJ7k666BfkAm-JF3FhcsEHXN7s4XXp0IQ5-hPLsNdFXfDgzf_pJMaDpA7Orxc_OyNCfiZChzqKcRIA_8GfHIEk7Lrg4e9MqagxOaOpbq7e8G2J7mTygo3w/s400/IMG_7934.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572205841211122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjM1cEvUgDa2c5LSXVXaSFNmm1m_MYKODQ4V3B0baqJD66vlakcNLXKUWZ1V-U-JGGe_pAlZ8kFIJzdPsywm8rzQqcUpvhge6hd5zUJ_fE95NJJc4xHqYP1_yCFLSwTvpPhwec3jcsojY/s400/IMG_7958+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">how about some intricate blockprints below the daisies?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572195400418738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJaeD63o0odHe-UEFwI3jAi4GhYLklU8CL2S7PO3RhIQN290vHfdf6ErZ4-j5r2NVtRF2bAhGs7yajZLNQu2AWGWykyRsOU0A81pqbgNJ6zH8IV7KCR7nzsViCDi1aUIyM59aec2QQrw/s400/IMG_7944+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">isn't it interesting to have a holder space for a tealight in the centre of the blockprints?</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">yes they are called surya kiran lamps and they come in sets of four.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534573305605797122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFAr9LzD_ZW_7dVjt5-kP35BvBKpsMTFXQWfwNcb-VtkJEAHeC6dTaPGqV1BBIKsNCIAfwn1GSvX7BW21PLFoLQdmW26X91amPaDIMYmWfwrtXFyIYESw5cd0lxLq02Gs16GwyaNarYI/s400/IMG_8079.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 267px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">some small blocks and marigolds accompanying the suryakiran candles..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">peacock blockprints and marigolds and the lamp</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534573301267543762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxGh7QV8kesI2D9kC5roWTYl3jWjJLX6G-J0TH9MX5xYcDWhHj0uoxta9Xs4fDEAjRIQ_CIZeNQfUKBPhnv20xXhgWAQ2a9xELF5zLjC6JPac5e7pN3r4qdRVdYrS4ULXdbzJgZlKr-0/s400/IMG_8077.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the lamp is lit </span></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAVtfjZZtEsNXAb8pwqLGdIR8CeiLk3evDEGEJMEYlyEGVOst9bP-Ie6xzA1tux9SgyFlCQK3TdSxA9l5a_fplWljszrwhD7MJS264Ln_fD9OGoPGFwBDRMYLHTb8Jq3to0JgRtq10mw/s1600/IMG_8034.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572568548383602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAVtfjZZtEsNXAb8pwqLGdIR8CeiLk3evDEGEJMEYlyEGVOst9bP-Ie6xzA1tux9SgyFlCQK3TdSxA9l5a_fplWljszrwhD7MJS264Ln_fD9OGoPGFwBDRMYLHTb8Jq3to0JgRtq10mw/s400/IMG_8034.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">some marigolds in a round bottomed container looks cosy </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the marigolds truly look divine</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKy7XSVtHa2GjugNMmJPAlYvobIl8_xCcm-HDanXQyL92_zu0Xzrb78_n6JqC3_KQBEoqnntbl51pd2KxnycRmyKhllkecwNWQGo6M7senOeVZQf-wAww49l11k2XhGNcYRMjVXZMotA/s1600/IMG_8027.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572561988688754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKy7XSVtHa2GjugNMmJPAlYvobIl8_xCcm-HDanXQyL92_zu0Xzrb78_n6JqC3_KQBEoqnntbl51pd2KxnycRmyKhllkecwNWQGo6M7senOeVZQf-wAww49l11k2XhGNcYRMjVXZMotA/s400/IMG_8027.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dont worry if you dont have candle holders,you can make use of wine glasses,invert them and place candles on top of the flat base</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAL4Is5CJP7t-z0E9ASBOlMU-JtT_Ux3q4l_hDq1fvwF4A1QNekQ8jYI9IjOJE9oMafQExoHJDjq2bEI18uX4yCWpVjStadq_dKMNSVYsAJze6V_TMvB8kT5JAn2Ed2xdBaHD_ekpEZb8/s1600/IMG_8026+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572546894193746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAL4Is5CJP7t-z0E9ASBOlMU-JtT_Ux3q4l_hDq1fvwF4A1QNekQ8jYI9IjOJE9oMafQExoHJDjq2bEI18uX4yCWpVjStadq_dKMNSVYsAJze6V_TMvB8kT5JAn2Ed2xdBaHD_ekpEZb8/s400/IMG_8026+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">fill the wine glass with marigolds</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6elEpLJs16wJXtRLxLl3k-uimLF7wbRrxsSbfSICKFFfCnBeBdi8VlJb9c6HAFz_g-Cmdg8UHDnDtcScQRfNvnZVRa8l6-E65FMs2iotP9G_nVu90wzYmeYmmqrPtcf89NznBkSABMUg/s1600/IMG_8020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572541819941186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6elEpLJs16wJXtRLxLl3k-uimLF7wbRrxsSbfSICKFFfCnBeBdi8VlJb9c6HAFz_g-Cmdg8UHDnDtcScQRfNvnZVRa8l6-E65FMs2iotP9G_nVu90wzYmeYmmqrPtcf89NznBkSABMUg/s400/IMG_8020.JPG" style="display: block; height: 332px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Simple ideas that can transform your space,dining table and centre table and these are going to be part of my diwali decor..</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">wait for some more ideas ..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ideas and images by Lakshmi Arvind</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pl dont copy nor steal images</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div></div>

Blockprints, Marigolds and Diwali..

Diwali being just around the corner, even I am trying my best to have some ideas new and special for this time. Simple and yet traditional a...

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my lovable antiques:sweet and tangy...

<div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">I am passionate about antiques.much of our travel is in the search for antiques. An old reading says Antiques are like old books. They hold a limitless universe of knowledge waiting patiently to be revealed. Like a red violin, waiting for it's next owner as it passes through history from generation to generation. And people who collect antiques are as passionate about their collections as they are about the pursuit and discovery of something old that brings them closer to the past.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">There is no right or wrong way to collect antiques, but remember, items of good design and beauty are as important as price. Buy what you personally like and are compelled to collect, and incorporate these pieces into your homes in ways that fit your own lifestyle. This way the age-old passion for antiquing and cherishing the past will never fade or loose its patina.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><div style="text-align: justify; ">Some of my prized possessions include the betel nut crackers and some brass hair accessories of the yester generations,some hair clips and combs which I am passionate about.They some times accompany my centre table.i treasure all antiques from home including the various lamps and brass lotas and containers in brass.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Getting to know the sweet,tangy taste of one of India's most exhilarating culinary delights.Betel chewing has been one of India's favorite culinary indulgences for more than 8,000 years, the betel leaf itself is also used in Hindu ritual worship, where it is prepared as an offering to the Deity along with coconuts, fruits, incense and flowers.</div></span></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwsYVEzozSLjSrt9gyL8PQzjRetcO3lHikc8E6WESxwp4jWr3EoiyP_G5WIO_tEJS_JfivT3aX7Gv64ab1BdcY59NK7Zz0m8b3u8TW2NawWg3Y5DxiyokOMJkIW9m3Zw80LVvtbCx-yA/s1600/IMG_6562.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524515974237630050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwsYVEzozSLjSrt9gyL8PQzjRetcO3lHikc8E6WESxwp4jWr3EoiyP_G5WIO_tEJS_JfivT3aX7Gv64ab1BdcY59NK7Zz0m8b3u8TW2NawWg3Y5DxiyokOMJkIW9m3Zw80LVvtbCx-yA/s400/IMG_6562.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a>betel nut cracker has 3 peacocks on it,a very old one<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsa_oUc3O_3Tp2pXftQMKXRvw8T2Oew9N_Eur1jxoT8t8qJ6DEDdLZ5nWTHdq0txX6QL6KPGmZgsvVgvNNI247qf073_oxCzx08ursjq-s2nKTIdwXhZGhzOR8Hkn8Ik45YdyiT8gA4QU/s1600/IMG_6563.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524515698958065378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsa_oUc3O_3Tp2pXftQMKXRvw8T2Oew9N_Eur1jxoT8t8qJ6DEDdLZ5nWTHdq0txX6QL6KPGmZgsvVgvNNI247qf073_oxCzx08ursjq-s2nKTIdwXhZGhzOR8Hkn8Ik45YdyiT8gA4QU/s400/IMG_6563.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-kOLI4BNwmRIjx4D9rtVJLxsNaDBJfMvkFQlAVtY-mxJObUz2LSpRSXAw2zq3LncgKCOUugUW1aj3_RkijkgEY2vXq8Wgu52E-DSbXPlkf7KE1VNj6kVA8fXA6XTG5jNf0_dRJ-VGvE/s1600/IMG_6568.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524515693886026786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-kOLI4BNwmRIjx4D9rtVJLxsNaDBJfMvkFQlAVtY-mxJObUz2LSpRSXAw2zq3LncgKCOUugUW1aj3_RkijkgEY2vXq8Wgu52E-DSbXPlkf7KE1VNj6kVA8fXA6XTG5jNf0_dRJ-VGvE/s400/IMG_6568.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a>two hair clips ,a brass spoon</div><div>hair clip in the shape of a fish and the other has got devi saraswathi on it,unique designs<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524515675682812274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWDsJjvqpX9HogN2nvBn3j7vhyphenhyphenXCUCTq7-Xh7pzvakokGQefZi9ScZ7qf8x-jVtkHALBV8n_x6bD38KfQMClAdjAdMKykTYnl8f9wN0eiHRrNrkDdWcLePuS3iDGViFLmika_bh_IsFo/s400/IMG_6577.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" />an old brass comb,which has got unique designs of lord rama and sitadevi and hanumanji sitting bowing to them..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxKIBZC6jmK3ZGmszoYb4UlPQ4Qi5mduihJ-ANHhCBkoA5bi4OuHYmNphMqrTB_JiCGoTsR_ud8KkI1CFzwzYAT2jGLJYotgGllG2o0pVr5td0tlACUZ3OqE-Erx7sjeseH51-vSkvZQ/s1600/IMG_6585.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524515689705550562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxKIBZC6jmK3ZGmszoYb4UlPQ4Qi5mduihJ-ANHhCBkoA5bi4OuHYmNphMqrTB_JiCGoTsR_ud8KkI1CFzwzYAT2jGLJYotgGllG2o0pVr5td0tlACUZ3OqE-Erx7sjeseH51-vSkvZQ/s400/IMG_6585.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a>staged artefacts<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKb4H-6TMZlB2DmOUMlybz6-NrbAA2LTk7eGxVtwgdW5jWfTt28_lWA5UrlxePKU_PtFnXP-AJyaJFXLMSFgvOsYGr0eCjjdDWHncvzOlEMLtK5Fr-FM2jeyJlQ9valZrreLE-IgXNZs/s1600/IMG_6570.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524515679772262738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKb4H-6TMZlB2DmOUMlybz6-NrbAA2LTk7eGxVtwgdW5jWfTt28_lWA5UrlxePKU_PtFnXP-AJyaJFXLMSFgvOsYGr0eCjjdDWHncvzOlEMLtK5Fr-FM2jeyJlQ9valZrreLE-IgXNZs/s400/IMG_6570.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hope you enjoyed my antiques as much i enjoyed sharing them...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">ideas and composition conceived by Lakshmi Arvind</div></span></span></div></div>

my lovable antiques:sweet and tangy...

I am passionate about antiques.much of our travel is in the search for antiques. An old reading says Antiques are like old books. They hold ...

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