Zoom in on the gorgeous zariwork that peters down the bust. Gleaming sequins arranged in a pattern of florals and vines that make for an ultra-feminine look. The motifs along the ample hemline are unusual - slender temple-pillars and lamps, a statement of light and spiritual aesthetics. A delicate chiffon dupatta completes this three-piece Indian suit, which adds a bit of the fashionable to the traditional. Team this with your mother’s choicest gold and jewel hand-me-downs.
Seated under a stylized leaf aureoled Banyan tree with monkeys hopping and eating fruits and peacocks screaming melodiously at the top, Lord Dakshinamurthy settles on a heighted uniquely carved pedestal in lalitasana with right leg on the demon Apasmara as a mark of suppressing ignorance from the world.
Dakshinamurthy is an aspect of Lord Shiva as a guru or a teacher of all types of knowledge, who faces south (dakshina) at the time of teaching the ganas. Seated at his secluded spot on the Himalayas under a Banyan tree, surrounded by ganas all around and Nandi (his vahana) sits near his legs. This Chaturbhuja holds a damru with a snake coiled around and a flame in his upper hands, while the front right hand in a gesture of gyan mudra symbolizing knowledge and wisdom holds a rosary and left carries scriptures for scriptural knowledge.
He wears a rudraksha mala on his kantha along with other precious jewels adorning his body with a hole extending from one ear to the other, as he teaches through the subtlest form of speech- para vak, i.e. beyond the range of physical ear. His luxuriant hair of matted locks is ornamented with wild flowers and a snake with the mass of the jatas arranged in conical shape to resemble a crown.
The princess is dressed in an ivory silk dhoti and breastband, woven in with gold booties studded with rubies and emeralds. Her ample hair is coiled in a tall pile on the top of her head, and held in place by a number of pure gold pins and ornaments. On the other hand, her humble lady-in-waiting is dressed according to her station - simple white choli with a solid pink lehenga, and unassuming gold ornaments on her relatively duskier skin. The thick plait of her long hair grazes her thigh.
The lady-in-waiting looks deep into the eyes of her mistress, trying to understand the full import of the goings-on over her heart. The princess looks into the distance, trying her best to capture every detail from that tumultuous memory. Note how her delicate hand is raised mid-air, as if caught in some minor detail of the exchange.
The sheer proportion of zari that has gone into the finish of this saree makes this a glamorous number. Luxuriant motifs in gold thread cover every square inch of the field of this saree, including the pleats. The border is thick; it features a closely woven zigzag pattern and a panel of carefully arranged flowers in matching gold zari. The most gorgeous aspect of this saree is the solid weave at the hem of the endpiece, an extension of the fiery zigzag pattern of the border.
Introducing the colorful beauty of Gujarati culture, this cotton long skirt has everything that will enhance your elegance and ethnic fashion style. It is a typical Kutch ghagra or long skirt woven on bright pastel colored cotton fabric. The weaver has given it a voluminous style, controlled beautifully by multiple pleats starting slightly below the belt and continues till the end. It is designed with multicolored thread embroidery at the waist and at the bottom forming thick rectangular strips and a temple design above it. This embroidery is channelled in beautiful diamond shaped patterns having mirrors studded in-between. The first glance to this skirt takes us through the Gujarati fashion art and the expert weavers weaving such masterpieces.
Exotic India provides you with ample bright colored variations of orange, yellow, blue, green, dark blue, black, pink, red and white. Every color has its own magnificent beauty and can be teamed up with a short top for a cool indo western look or a long kurti with contrasting shade for a typical ethnic outfit. Wear it with heels for a party look and to carry it with flats for a casual boho style chic rule.
Clearly she is the daughter of a landowning aristocrat. She is dressed in a sumptuous silk lehenga coated with ample gold brocade. A necklace of rubies and emeralds graces her smooth neck and gorgeous glass bangles jingle at her delicate wrists. An expression of pure bliss characterises her plump, youthful face. Her thick black tresses are let loose against the ardour of the breeze she so loves.
The hills in the background feature a diverse yet natural colour palette, probably owing to the perennial fog that descends on the Western Ghats. Note how the pale, barely-there infusion of colour in the skies betrays the dawn.
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