Marigold Yellows and Vermillion Cushions...for Deepavali

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The festivities,excitement and fun that awaited at all corners at our home this Deepavali. Marigold yellows for walls,the  vermillion cushions stitched at home,some lotuses, the  Tanjore paintings and the new tea light holders.As my little one is a year old,and running all around ,we had to compromise on the South Indian Oil lamps which usually gets lit on Deepavali.I am sure all of you had a great time..</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EGgID8cbTKaVibwkP9AvL0t_KCwHUJKlZWUATTPXjmzc4ysLPfjVwgIspEHHAqwJH364opouZYltODTmBeZI4lfn3xt3wDGVhA0HpFEHHiCT_izfQnCTWGxNMSnYlmgBnQ6TzlMr1aI/s1600/IMG_6276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EGgID8cbTKaVibwkP9AvL0t_KCwHUJKlZWUATTPXjmzc4ysLPfjVwgIspEHHAqwJH364opouZYltODTmBeZI4lfn3xt3wDGVhA0HpFEHHiCT_izfQnCTWGxNMSnYlmgBnQ6TzlMr1aI/s640/IMG_6276.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">marigold yellows and vermillion cushions</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBWILp5Os4iFvLlCsTAF6DCGdQCHp_YN-kD1UqOF1HzkTxJYkap_bTBl06A0Zq-4Z2pp6geHHdJTrLi0sy6yEyceKbvb3sggYvvtqTd8-TSVkDMKexmVtgYloKZjfzgKs3TLdwfdA4Nk/s1600/IMG_6300+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBWILp5Os4iFvLlCsTAF6DCGdQCHp_YN-kD1UqOF1HzkTxJYkap_bTBl06A0Zq-4Z2pp6geHHdJTrLi0sy6yEyceKbvb3sggYvvtqTd8-TSVkDMKexmVtgYloKZjfzgKs3TLdwfdA4Nk/s640/IMG_6300+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">beautifully framed </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewyAu77R6zWcQ5z_yRlbY4sjHPSRjL8AfQZ7ezzNiDymq3GXwupZmsJE06zTy39Ck3pH_AndU6MqIwBdaK4TkJGlVoBXWsVV0I_9KZ5yj8oAeg8KSscDL_oOpdPmfZjcfJB6X3UPizaY/s1600/IMG_6443+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewyAu77R6zWcQ5z_yRlbY4sjHPSRjL8AfQZ7ezzNiDymq3GXwupZmsJE06zTy39Ck3pH_AndU6MqIwBdaK4TkJGlVoBXWsVV0I_9KZ5yj8oAeg8KSscDL_oOpdPmfZjcfJB6X3UPizaY/s640/IMG_6443+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">we framed a five rupees poster rangoli and kept it on the centre table along with flowers,some sparklers in a brass Nazhi</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjNSwtqR-2UWu4_KFHq2j7mf6dIgfzGdU8Xc9xLoZHdwe6r7kHTVLW1CpyLvenjmXjslaL36h734CUhfzY7yf4SXtiaLydg9WfbeocaZqNqi3Ozkomz9hwRrZv4ZDNcuncLGx250itmhbU/s1600/IMG_6376+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1txEHIdrkiXWE-0RWMRqHo8na_JKFp4jFWH9YPW8R3Goj77TZ8Tlh0Xj8WgjYiMa-OplpX5h1b2DUyi8hB0e5STygCW7wNlWyo1g8xEXgrBrnYeViR20zAwryBqcBWvr7vPSyLYCjVmA/s1600/IMG_4836+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwGHMdhK_hMqKDfbp4NVZGRj_mIJG-jjuhrbUCEMcfKSoKWQG5smbQKhKHPEshOoA3dtd6Pq023rByw-kSMJdbIobyxv8554-oTzVX_wrsvDYv9CeN1u9pUoWZWJ-rBd7yXvKxvzDk-E/s1600/IMG_5880+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwGHMdhK_hMqKDfbp4NVZGRj_mIJG-jjuhrbUCEMcfKSoKWQG5smbQKhKHPEshOoA3dtd6Pq023rByw-kSMJdbIobyxv8554-oTzVX_wrsvDYv9CeN1u9pUoWZWJ-rBd7yXvKxvzDk-E/s640/IMG_5880+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">rangoli  posters used as placemats...what an idea:)-</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwGHMdhK_hMqKDfbp4NVZGRj_mIJG-jjuhrbUCEMcfKSoKWQG5smbQKhKHPEshOoA3dtd6Pq023rByw-kSMJdbIobyxv8554-oTzVX_wrsvDYv9CeN1u9pUoWZWJ-rBd7yXvKxvzDk-E/s1600/IMG_5880+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQV39j6UGzo0xF7oGE2hcKdAMIAcXVBy5tNgwMlf9-ztUMOnUoFIVkhTolpjdnuc-LXf4J1vxUNKcR_y7-AzwvS-CEIn0sxAP-oSImZpFNOEOrNhIotSWa9YjT27JVA5u3No86Mq0B1w/s1600/IMG_5908+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQV39j6UGzo0xF7oGE2hcKdAMIAcXVBy5tNgwMlf9-ztUMOnUoFIVkhTolpjdnuc-LXf4J1vxUNKcR_y7-AzwvS-CEIn0sxAP-oSImZpFNOEOrNhIotSWa9YjT27JVA5u3No86Mq0B1w/s640/IMG_5908+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"> holy symbols on  pebbles(an inspired idea from <a href="http://blogdelanine.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Geninne</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MJIGs2IcGAUxLJjitMZxOK2pP6a_QKQWD0DDJnj-JYLohi3wWX4_Cx2VRayfJ31_kyM7-luD7eIoPjbcYLMotoWgSBKJ3LbUS8hWA3B70g4atWYPv1ynauRPLf5D7jgBMwy14snigGk/s1600/IMG_5898+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">  </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ9EZOaJkJRffjG3KlosxX2Hp8vwnB-i_xLojuo5qkqNL-Vg8AbuPbvH_DeFzlfv1HcYYFNp5FrJCEtI91YQ-4Xl2nGzPbJ-vefNz6UTm0lJuj_ZqHrJs_uBaNm1iN8swMonf5nTZgwU/s1600/IMG_6167+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ9EZOaJkJRffjG3KlosxX2Hp8vwnB-i_xLojuo5qkqNL-Vg8AbuPbvH_DeFzlfv1HcYYFNp5FrJCEtI91YQ-4Xl2nGzPbJ-vefNz6UTm0lJuj_ZqHrJs_uBaNm1iN8swMonf5nTZgwU/s640/IMG_6167+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">magical light</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOL09XEjB2ncMY-Hp5v2P8Lu8c5LEyB8IjdomRoopNbV1a7dYFYBhw0Wcf9P-eEllrY89N5g2v22cpiiUe4dnOlBYkfz8uXYgwS6MK06NHtX0a3y1KRmlww_4TP1Gdt_Xq_VIQPl-ooJE/s1600/IMG_6211+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqx1DFZizlhot9Lfk4ov62Ez-8Cd3wwdmW8OiNmZumzSU7INmaTUIe7GfzLqyZYweUVK0ryZaDtbHfYluj8azoXQ97hyphenhyphen84AR2C8lf5ghH2FXShUECaZo8V5om6WV9wfvATac_l2yASQk/s1600/IMG_6394+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqx1DFZizlhot9Lfk4ov62Ez-8Cd3wwdmW8OiNmZumzSU7INmaTUIe7GfzLqyZYweUVK0ryZaDtbHfYluj8azoXQ97hyphenhyphen84AR2C8lf5ghH2FXShUECaZo8V5om6WV9wfvATac_l2yASQk/s640/IMG_6394+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">then it was flowerpot time...these also got arranged on the centre table<br /><br />Hope you all enjoyed glimpses of our Deepavali..May this year bring all the prosperity and life's blessings for all my dear and near friends.<br /><br /><br />Images and Ideas Lakshmi Arvind,Please do not use without permission</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>

Marigold Yellows and Vermillion Cushions...for Deepavali

The festivities,excitement and fun that awaited at all corners at our home this Deepavali. Marigold yellows for walls,the  vermillion cushio...

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Onam and its myriad moods at home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSGfn2OudpWVTiTwZ6_GpPhYil4AgGvOgIgFBgb2jwc3GQAufDU0-QA8wyWdIIB6mAJ_MBxYhZek1I65RpWowuEgru7TT8aPydQXupnHoe0wgtw20TBpsr69s51zpglKIhdEqunJh1ZI/s1600/IMG_3147+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The mood as Onam approaches is one of optimism and hope and beauty through the lenses of my camera.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSGfn2OudpWVTiTwZ6_GpPhYil4AgGvOgIgFBgb2jwc3GQAufDU0-QA8wyWdIIB6mAJ_MBxYhZek1I65RpWowuEgru7TT8aPydQXupnHoe0wgtw20TBpsr69s51zpglKIhdEqunJh1ZI/s1600/IMG_3147+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSGfn2OudpWVTiTwZ6_GpPhYil4AgGvOgIgFBgb2jwc3GQAufDU0-QA8wyWdIIB6mAJ_MBxYhZek1I65RpWowuEgru7TT8aPydQXupnHoe0wgtw20TBpsr69s51zpglKIhdEqunJh1ZI/s640/IMG_3147+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Prosperity</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK7QvmdM8zDshti3wt596aURz9-g4d6HaicOTJ1OvleRHR5AC9OQlb6LOKkHUKE_rokdv2Aoxlrl5ofXtu6ukSfC3L1D-MTkOsO6dLiTQ_zoy4HZTG4E8HgICEtlvDK4FguNhmtXnw1A/s1600/IMG_3218+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK7QvmdM8zDshti3wt596aURz9-g4d6HaicOTJ1OvleRHR5AC9OQlb6LOKkHUKE_rokdv2Aoxlrl5ofXtu6ukSfC3L1D-MTkOsO6dLiTQ_zoy4HZTG4E8HgICEtlvDK4FguNhmtXnw1A/s640/IMG_3218+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Purity</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_LSWs1Sy_xLu0CjPnPzq8UP150Y5zqeThXHXF3A2hB56u9QI8FyS2RZa3-W6hyR5k5x63RZN1LT2zzuZJ-cM9YaUqg3oyAVd7jrI75abEo_sx45xdL2BB6_G626x4zQYGcWfhpJaW1M/s1600/IMG_3224+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_LSWs1Sy_xLu0CjPnPzq8UP150Y5zqeThXHXF3A2hB56u9QI8FyS2RZa3-W6hyR5k5x63RZN1LT2zzuZJ-cM9YaUqg3oyAVd7jrI75abEo_sx45xdL2BB6_G626x4zQYGcWfhpJaW1M/s1600/IMG_3224+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_LSWs1Sy_xLu0CjPnPzq8UP150Y5zqeThXHXF3A2hB56u9QI8FyS2RZa3-W6hyR5k5x63RZN1LT2zzuZJ-cM9YaUqg3oyAVd7jrI75abEo_sx45xdL2BB6_G626x4zQYGcWfhpJaW1M/s1600/IMG_3224+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_LSWs1Sy_xLu0CjPnPzq8UP150Y5zqeThXHXF3A2hB56u9QI8FyS2RZa3-W6hyR5k5x63RZN1LT2zzuZJ-cM9YaUqg3oyAVd7jrI75abEo_sx45xdL2BB6_G626x4zQYGcWfhpJaW1M/s640/IMG_3224+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wealth</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQYALoN8-HOi1iKAAmXMlz3py5obiBuJnk54GozK5tohBtQ5zu22nFzghAeqvAIzB0tzZ24a929DocrwuGsjXpE1stTOScf2Gl_f3hh4D_qEbueGlnjFfK2HzHBk_IAN5h-fCxIgC1AU/s1600/IMG_3241+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQYALoN8-HOi1iKAAmXMlz3py5obiBuJnk54GozK5tohBtQ5zu22nFzghAeqvAIzB0tzZ24a929DocrwuGsjXpE1stTOScf2Gl_f3hh4D_qEbueGlnjFfK2HzHBk_IAN5h-fCxIgC1AU/s640/IMG_3241+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Optimism and truth</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeTqKOMgsuzW1H8MF8XpG78kjXmAg8H15RpvGe4IaEyOj8N-ojoaJCEjyA8oTZVQtganVbqxzTldGcMOQ4f6fzyWVVO2Tg5McbsF-TCGu3r8fXpt-2wSUSKMXgYKN_UO9s4Juszm9plE/s1600/IMG_3236+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeTqKOMgsuzW1H8MF8XpG78kjXmAg8H15RpvGe4IaEyOj8N-ojoaJCEjyA8oTZVQtganVbqxzTldGcMOQ4f6fzyWVVO2Tg5McbsF-TCGu3r8fXpt-2wSUSKMXgYKN_UO9s4Juszm9plE/s640/IMG_3236+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Formless divinity</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hCWmX23bI4BeZnD5uEnZyLGGs0pKk9L0QxKNLzf2HDkiNuv4vNHMaMZyUgsryHjjDdD5jDL3_oJndtRSB9PzDXIqSr2nv1fk-wt5nIUq6Ndf8Rv7k-ec_CJFNA2E2338LjOySCVFjbg/s1600/IMG_3268+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hCWmX23bI4BeZnD5uEnZyLGGs0pKk9L0QxKNLzf2HDkiNuv4vNHMaMZyUgsryHjjDdD5jDL3_oJndtRSB9PzDXIqSr2nv1fk-wt5nIUq6Ndf8Rv7k-ec_CJFNA2E2338LjOySCVFjbg/s640/IMG_3268+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reuse and Recycle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgxCEJTgO3nrEPVhQwmbyDS9Fyk3QHqf_nASlTB97jJt1Y0-C8QppXsl0ll97hWRtpP-VUoUHhpdj0pkGSGoPm-J91A21SvQzth0oD3X3YZjP1wcNR_93dRncb0PdGmClkwJYdgj0BIA/s1600/IMG_3378+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgxCEJTgO3nrEPVhQwmbyDS9Fyk3QHqf_nASlTB97jJt1Y0-C8QppXsl0ll97hWRtpP-VUoUHhpdj0pkGSGoPm-J91A21SvQzth0oD3X3YZjP1wcNR_93dRncb0PdGmClkwJYdgj0BIA/s640/IMG_3378+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Unconscious Beauty</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm09bhz0-wyo48-TIBosG_XFdjcVNd69yVbPzDAQZ9r2mbRlSzgwDONSGaabZgXW-eBYSyG1ijZrpyuPiWHj05HtMc7LsI1II6ILlYHk6VqmR927zlqj3nnC5EE_7BLadXdYCUFnZHC8M/s1600/IMG_4956+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm09bhz0-wyo48-TIBosG_XFdjcVNd69yVbPzDAQZ9r2mbRlSzgwDONSGaabZgXW-eBYSyG1ijZrpyuPiWHj05HtMc7LsI1II6ILlYHk6VqmR927zlqj3nnC5EE_7BLadXdYCUFnZHC8M/s640/IMG_4956+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Colourful</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpgL11QKocm1MMfNxfKeyZENJTcoOo-5Fit6mYDSGekkBDXzKDvS88QjotGTgyXJcoV-WbKdzy-qfdMiv58D1eyy8QbojDdjxJOOU-VwOPonPyyGzrqZydJw3JnYXHByAjH0aVZ4fF64/s1600/IMG_5022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpgL11QKocm1MMfNxfKeyZENJTcoOo-5Fit6mYDSGekkBDXzKDvS88QjotGTgyXJcoV-WbKdzy-qfdMiv58D1eyy8QbojDdjxJOOU-VwOPonPyyGzrqZydJw3JnYXHByAjH0aVZ4fF64/s640/IMG_5022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Floral Pattern</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VwZTNuAjtIWfJf_i764nE5HIJyX71xQx3um_jMXqSewCPYfH1NWcGl2NTMEL1I62RcRyYaMLUaxJ0KomJFGWzxp-o9y8HMD9rHO8zTx6bK_eWt9fT7DD9HW0MIivq3QUY27C7XFk7mE/s1600/IMG_4944+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VwZTNuAjtIWfJf_i764nE5HIJyX71xQx3um_jMXqSewCPYfH1NWcGl2NTMEL1I62RcRyYaMLUaxJ0KomJFGWzxp-o9y8HMD9rHO8zTx6bK_eWt9fT7DD9HW0MIivq3QUY27C7XFk7mE/s640/IMG_4944+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pots and Patterns</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4VXurhC5lKPXXbwO5DSC71a_j_GVswIFCWG4W2ht_Mo6MaaRuvUnU4TcjSVtrLX69iMXVLyS63iQnsytzXkubTaP0p2D0AwPn4Pw8FLmK-o3i4zcnfb81hSN91Cdzb3DUMUtxIoIHhc/s1600/IMG_5140+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4VXurhC5lKPXXbwO5DSC71a_j_GVswIFCWG4W2ht_Mo6MaaRuvUnU4TcjSVtrLX69iMXVLyS63iQnsytzXkubTaP0p2D0AwPn4Pw8FLmK-o3i4zcnfb81hSN91Cdzb3DUMUtxIoIHhc/s640/IMG_5140+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Old Saris to Curtains</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt5MNOtkkmRbc28PLBmt1_Hw-miu4rlSDZt21OWC3ZfVqm5q9cSEZoy7x3CCzbYlGpIn1Z3rrtFVXC3IqgEHLZSzTHSxDzPvHNVcAJGObYZUcrBFWUy2Joj9EkGQJyR0xD5mBUMDBdyM/s1600/IMG_5170+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt5MNOtkkmRbc28PLBmt1_Hw-miu4rlSDZt21OWC3ZfVqm5q9cSEZoy7x3CCzbYlGpIn1Z3rrtFVXC3IqgEHLZSzTHSxDzPvHNVcAJGObYZUcrBFWUy2Joj9EkGQJyR0xD5mBUMDBdyM/s640/IMG_5170+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Love for the old</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_WvFp12ThzBOZU7hJ9j0ouHCmr7lMHxKBW8AuMYUkVSiS1fR8FQcHr-Lwo-RfzU5K1VwC02KG2uFxQMWzpT0mnjDiQNFa6QCyNJU_KfEPQ6L5F5UWYV4rYDXNwM1Z22Yos1IzVQ4pNw/s1600/IMG_5173+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_WvFp12ThzBOZU7hJ9j0ouHCmr7lMHxKBW8AuMYUkVSiS1fR8FQcHr-Lwo-RfzU5K1VwC02KG2uFxQMWzpT0mnjDiQNFa6QCyNJU_KfEPQ6L5F5UWYV4rYDXNwM1Z22Yos1IzVQ4pNw/s640/IMG_5173+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some lovely Onam thoughts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Images and Ideas by Lakshmi Arvind.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please do not use without permission.</span><br /><br /></div></div></div>

Onam and its myriad moods at home

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