COLORS OF CHRISTMAS: SHADES OF PALE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Christmas brings visions of color.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />However, red, green and vibrant color are not for everyone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />If you like a calmer, more neutral home - even for the holidays -</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFrV9nLcQ4auPaXuYwwXXGVB7iakIxku66-5EQ11dc48jhUdgkOf2NH5DzLaWRjd1s_JwtXSjpRUAEj61NZMpIUl841KKmXY1_0DzythTy0KDIG5c7FJ_6lKwj-Vz6AVneLBw8bGCbjzz/s1600/1196337370592351_saCef8tY_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFrV9nLcQ4auPaXuYwwXXGVB7iakIxku66-5EQ11dc48jhUdgkOf2NH5DzLaWRjd1s_JwtXSjpRUAEj61NZMpIUl841KKmXY1_0DzythTy0KDIG5c7FJ_6lKwj-Vz6AVneLBw8bGCbjzz/s640/1196337370592351_saCef8tY_c.jpg" width="336"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinterest</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br />say hello to the beautiful shades of a pale Christmas<br><br /><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/12/colors-of-christmas-shades-of-pale.html#more">Read more »</a>

COLORS OF CHRISTMAS: SHADES OF PALE

Christmas brings visions of color. However, red, green and vibrant color are not for everyone. If you like a calmer, more neutral home - eve...

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THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BLUE AND WHITE

BLUE AND WHITE ADDICTION<br><br />What is it about blue and white that attracts?<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wnUifRSYndPh0ns_5824TWetiKIFYHwk_PVX2tg-nCl-jCvm9XuLPw7P1VS8K0tgz2R37Ks0nMgXyQWjShEMVWTm9dSXfXT0Rlv0f7bgHQS8As4D78dhJHDrm2kVWVrYlXJxrBlOxpE/s1600/IMG_1091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" cya="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wnUifRSYndPh0ns_5824TWetiKIFYHwk_PVX2tg-nCl-jCvm9XuLPw7P1VS8K0tgz2R37Ks0nMgXyQWjShEMVWTm9dSXfXT0Rlv0f7bgHQS8As4D78dhJHDrm2kVWVrYlXJxrBlOxpE/s640/IMG_1091.jpg" width="640"></a></div>It's one of my all time favorite home decor combinations. <br><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/AVvXsEisbVqbibzVhFfYQcOj3eF1uHiMwTfFdiKBcGCQGvaG0sGM8G4ykIdHnISN5qi0RJuCGHvOGdDYb9AD86vhpCndRzcw4bJin-ROBmVegxKzOKrdUzefhPQL4Jph19BvqXN3ibxZKuHa3rI/s1600/IMG_1092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" cya="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbVqbibzVhFfYQcOj3eF1uHiMwTfFdiKBcGCQGvaG0sGM8G4ykIdHnISN5qi0RJuCGHvOGdDYb9AD86vhpCndRzcw4bJin-ROBmVegxKzOKrdUzefhPQL4Jph19BvqXN3ibxZKuHa3rI/s640/IMG_1092.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">it always feels fresh<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/06/blue-and-white-addiction.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BLUE AND WHITE

BLUE AND WHITE ADDICTION What is it about blue and white that attracts? It's one of my all time favorite home decor combinations. it alw...

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Villa Shanthi,Puducherry

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Villa Shanthi is a new hostelry set in the French town of Puducherry and it fuses the contemporary with the colonial  style.It also has the chic and the street smartness.the tables you see here are by Tina Trigala and chairs by Martine Mallard(a French carpenter in Puducherry).All made locally.There you can see large calligraphic illustration in tamil  by Murugan a painter.The head boards and side slabs re covered with chettinad tiles ,while the fabric lamp is from Paris.The smaller bundle of vetiver acts a freshener in the room.Rattan furniture is from Weavercraft,New Delhi.The entrance to the hotel has a brass knocker from Paris flea market and an old kerala carving.The tropical vertical garden has been designed by Jan Duclos,a French botanist working in Asia for the past 30 years.Circular mirrors found in Chennai Bazaar makes an arresting mural art on the wall.The courtyard also has a mural done by Murugan based on a work by a French graphic designer Elizabeth May.You can also see a detail of a flower drawn by Murugan.Crockery from Ocean,Lungis into curtains,Laundry basket from Livelihoods,pondi and handmade soap from Auroville...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tina Trigala says,"my idea was to blend street fashion in a smart contemporary setting"</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think way too smart and chic..what do you all think?Let me know</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIC7plCx9BcI-x2zJthI2ujh0nnYvrBKkSN5HoSGPskHHIhTrViNYEoy3wkxKLhspCZ1TR5M8QEaDmTbWpzhxkJzs8agaRuOSOjTvvxlt6gtpFZM3nG4mhiAQSQzVWcWtY4xE7c_uiuY/s1600/IMG_9511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIC7plCx9BcI-x2zJthI2ujh0nnYvrBKkSN5HoSGPskHHIhTrViNYEoy3wkxKLhspCZ1TR5M8QEaDmTbWpzhxkJzs8agaRuOSOjTvvxlt6gtpFZM3nG4mhiAQSQzVWcWtY4xE7c_uiuY/s640/IMG_9511.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh3J8y6_gOmceI3jWN1zbs3d0DdsmBlHAQGE3o9xNrd4y7k01Lxtsu1wYZmqZ70qOtWtknowCKTNV2Wr8POi1Br5Lt-TvdgxClnizuWxXiQWCYoS4VZTtvBMPNZWaogvGFW8d1PNx94c/s1600/IMG_9512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh3J8y6_gOmceI3jWN1zbs3d0DdsmBlHAQGE3o9xNrd4y7k01Lxtsu1wYZmqZ70qOtWtknowCKTNV2Wr8POi1Br5Lt-TvdgxClnizuWxXiQWCYoS4VZTtvBMPNZWaogvGFW8d1PNx94c/s640/IMG_9512.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Contact Details:<br /><span style="background-color: white;">14 Suffren Street   Pondicherry    605001 </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">TEL (+91 413) 4200028 - FAX (+91 413) 4210829 </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">MOBILE ( +91 ) 8056481994 </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Email : reservation@lavillashanti.com</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">the website is not fully come up...</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Text by Sonal Shah,Photos:Bharath Ramamrutham</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Information courtesy:Elle Decor April May 2012<br />Photos courtesy:Elle Decor</div>

Villa Shanthi,Puducherry

Villa Shanthi is a new hostelry set in the French town of Puducherry and it fuses the contemporary with the colonial  style.It also has the ...

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Indian Architecture and Art-Havelis of Nawalgarh,Shekhawati

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">We were in Shekhawati region for 3 days and so each day we kept visiting the important towns nearby Mandawa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The town which we visited the second day was Nawalgarh.Like Mandawa this town also has got its fair share of havelis,some renovated,some looked after by the caretakers and some turned into schools.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Beautiful where the paintings and frescoes,and we found a lot of european influences in the paintings in Nawalgarh havelis which we visited.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiM38hAu7W2DbnZIh2_eVXmJeKRHJTYmJWTUuksv37hNyWMoHPCZnrjCjxyXl0yQuDwWyFNjYMwbY37OPitRQQd4OMTn1CoiZ6FUtneB3_F3mPc_4jPplq123YTnpNR9_2mQZSf-rt05fE/s1600/IMG_3801+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM38hAu7W2DbnZIh2_eVXmJeKRHJTYmJWTUuksv37hNyWMoHPCZnrjCjxyXl0yQuDwWyFNjYMwbY37OPitRQQd4OMTn1CoiZ6FUtneB3_F3mPc_4jPplq123YTnpNR9_2mQZSf-rt05fE/s640/IMG_3801+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the majestic entrance ,mirrors embedded on the entrance arches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGvlkCA_Cd_nxvEafAxCPEETysQ6nf3Q0Q7xmFHe3s5TtnUpwlKC17AOrBajF4uVtBhD0-1z7UiV1jB3vg4A-oHDjfANtU1hzKULkozS-Gogqzdb2pP0wxEmxwHG61IdjFq2leNz4oq8/s640/IMG_3901+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a homestay option along with homecooked meals in nawalgarh,near the main road,near the poddar haveli</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjHNNtqrp8Q6l9Sxlk8V6Ed7CEKl3BtupYoT-W3NSO-xJRL_Aun67SSaTr40ln8LcsydzfXUQWO6ISEn3b18xMvs4QA2BJgxkEuOfRF-RolBq8DAY10VAPOZ-1_Xoc6n8-4x-KSWE9rB7Y/s1600/IMG_3904+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNNtqrp8Q6l9Sxlk8V6Ed7CEKl3BtupYoT-W3NSO-xJRL_Aun67SSaTr40ln8LcsydzfXUQWO6ISEn3b18xMvs4QA2BJgxkEuOfRF-RolBq8DAY10VAPOZ-1_Xoc6n8-4x-KSWE9rB7Y/s640/IMG_3904+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful blue flowers and the walls in cowdung paste</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjELukNbqOahcldlFV1sKsos2m0Biba9B6TeQ2MDNEvDOnp2I_DLbuvoA1ln6ur9g25UruZD1zgjnDEbWnAoP7YnnZayttA5m7QG9SPLxKCqc3IZk6QZ1kufsaUTq6wC3yTw6oozczwahc/s1600/IMG_3907+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELukNbqOahcldlFV1sKsos2m0Biba9B6TeQ2MDNEvDOnp2I_DLbuvoA1ln6ur9g25UruZD1zgjnDEbWnAoP7YnnZayttA5m7QG9SPLxKCqc3IZk6QZ1kufsaUTq6wC3yTw6oozczwahc/s640/IMG_3907+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">liked the tower</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEiCousIbkT-23GkRkrw3vTeE_dgLjdk8W5ePwrSuGCKJ8ZHB6Eb7umfLjGtHyAFZnSDdraiTHg6YRsBHaQLSqGuXdXJbq6B652yzRu0XFxFJBA1iEth33AcXCB__KY2E5Io2X14X02T3Ek/s1600/IMG_3915+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCousIbkT-23GkRkrw3vTeE_dgLjdk8W5ePwrSuGCKJ8ZHB6Eb7umfLjGtHyAFZnSDdraiTHg6YRsBHaQLSqGuXdXJbq6B652yzRu0XFxFJBA1iEth33AcXCB__KY2E5Io2X14X02T3Ek/s640/IMG_3915+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the lantern with the cover on top..</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhLvp13ApesRUzTddACY8s8gzzoq1qjlSp-2pBeb-I9xSg7pLVnGXwRymzfV6Rsy310BwdZvHf48nM9Aatr3bGKttUr0f1l7za_ldbyytg02UPuU5m-shpsqZDejUpiEYD-ZoZxUO71sr0/s1600/IMG_3918+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvp13ApesRUzTddACY8s8gzzoq1qjlSp-2pBeb-I9xSg7pLVnGXwRymzfV6Rsy310BwdZvHf48nM9Aatr3bGKttUr0f1l7za_ldbyytg02UPuU5m-shpsqZDejUpiEYD-ZoZxUO71sr0/s640/IMG_3918+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">window thorans outside</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgjBnB6RPtkq_sOfNcuIfxwFzOVLr0L6RroxrF6BTrJZqVCW6jS69315oBP_NF42Myjb9qptSEMvTwfUVjgWI0JKZSkdUhLrq0rkygzKoqMn25vrsr9-mUtYOrTK1z2lYspCwVhx-GsvxE/s1600/IMG_3944+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBnB6RPtkq_sOfNcuIfxwFzOVLr0L6RroxrF6BTrJZqVCW6jS69315oBP_NF42Myjb9qptSEMvTwfUVjgWI0JKZSkdUhLrq0rkygzKoqMn25vrsr9-mUtYOrTK1z2lYspCwVhx-GsvxE/s640/IMG_3944+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">loved the minimalism..</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All images courtesy:Lakshmi Arvind</div><div style="text-align: justify;">please do not use images without prior permission.all images are subject to copyright</div></div>

Indian Architecture and Art-Havelis of Nawalgarh,Shekhawati

We were in Shekhawati region for 3 days and so each day we kept visiting the important towns nearby Mandawa. The town which we visited the s...

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The Many Faces of Lord Ganesha at home

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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdmj9nTGBo05plfuVnroOkusaj8iP42hA8EljTNyPgLSgCREeHmrxCuyVt1iOZVV97kENjZUmej4DDFHRB-m-kn0A5e-i1eo4PSjYrKsU58ZZuK3LO_6YSHI4gamLhiLrUUM4yReEuoY/s1600/IMG_3054+copy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515730870698424050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdmj9nTGBo05plfuVnroOkusaj8iP42hA8EljTNyPgLSgCREeHmrxCuyVt1iOZVV97kENjZUmej4DDFHRB-m-kn0A5e-i1eo4PSjYrKsU58ZZuK3LO_6YSHI4gamLhiLrUUM4yReEuoY/s400/IMG_3054+copy.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#424236">Om maha Ganapathe namaha</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#424236"></span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#424236"><span class="apple-style-span">Sarva vignoba shantaye</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#424236"><span class="apple-style-span"></span><span class="apple-style-span">Om Ganeshaya namaha</span></span></b><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#424236">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#424236"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Om, I invoke the name of Ganapathi,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">Bringer of peace over all troubles,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Om, I invoke the name of Ganesh….</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">* <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Lord Ganesh, the remover of all obstacles and bestower of wishes, is worshipped in myriad expressions of form and material -wood, terracotta, bronze, clay, silver and stone. His elephant-head and curving trunk resting over his enormous belly are the most prominent features of him.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">*<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Today is Ganesh Chaturthi and I thought this was the perfect time to post a few<span> </span>snaps from my personal collection of Ganeshas. Collecting ganesh idols have become almost an obsession for me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">*<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ganesh, or Ganapathi as we prefer to call him down <span> </span>South, sits on my shelves, in multiple forms of statuary, stone, metal and papier mache.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">*<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Few auspicious occasions are not embarked upon without first seeking his blessings.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">*<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>He figured prominently in my childhood stories, which I now tell my little one. I have since then developed an even more personal connection to Ganesh.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">*<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ganesh’s trunk can be curled into the symbol “Om”, the primal sound; and the snake found coiled around his waist represents the force of cosmic energy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">*<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>To thee, Lord Ganesha, come and fill our homes with happiness and goodness……..</span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div></div></div></div>

The Many Faces of Lord Ganesha at home

Om maha Ganapathe namaha Sarva vignoba shantaye Om Ganeshaya namaha . Om, I invoke the name of Ganapathi, Bringer of peace over all troubl...

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