A Paithani sari is a characteristic trousseau of every Maharashtrian bride; it holds the specialty of being woven in gold and silk threads and these silk threads are bought from Bangalore. Paithani has its etymology from the Deccan’s oldest town ‘Paithan’, located in Maharashtra. This exclusive sari shown here in a bright colorful combination of royal red and green is a perfect masterpiece to occupy a space in your wardrobe. This combination is locally named as ‘Samprus’ and is one of the highly demanded colors of Paithani. Paithani in itself is a haute couture in traditional fashion industry and having an Uppada paithani is an add on to its richness with its genuine and soft silk handloom in affordable rates and a very light weight which makes it easy to handle.
Zoom in to the image to have a clear view at its magnificent gold brocades of tiny peacocks scattered evenly in the entire red field area. This kind of Paithani is classified under the category of Kadiyal border sari, where Kadiyal means interlocking; the warp and weft of the border are in the same elegant green shade having its characteristic oblique square design and the body has a different red shade for warp and weft. The pallu is woven in a bright green shade loaded with zari threads of gold and silver and decorated with colorful threads of pink and green forming horizontal patterns of peacocks perched on trees.
This sari is a perfect wear for auspicious events and other social gatherings like marriage, engagement etc.
The Goddes Durga is known as the Divine Mother who is also a warrior goddess. She embodies the moral order, compassion, and righteousness. Her name in Sanskrit, Durga, means a fort or shelter that is difficult to penetrate, fitting for how devotees worship is as a Mother who protects from evil. In this painting, she is painted wearing opulent clothing, traditionally in red, but this depiction added flattering lines and bold blue color to add contrast and highlight the goddess against the predominantly red backdrop. The red color symbolizes an active color associated with the goddess combatting evil. She can be seen mounted on a tiger which is symbolic of power and the goddess riding it signals her unlimited power, too.
She is also drawn with eighteen arms, each carrying or engaged with significant poses. The eighteen hands are interpreted as the combined power of the incarnations (9) of Lord Vishnu in the past. This is Durga's way of embodying a unified Divine force against evil. Some of the objects she is holding are the conch, which resounds the sacred AUM or the sound of creation. Various weapons are seen on other hands namely the mace, disc (chakra), sword, arrow, and trident, among others represent weapons that can be used to combat different enemies. Legends say that these weapons were provisions from other gods. The painting also shows Durga’s prominent fight against Mahishasura, a buffalo demon.
That first glance of this Ganesha sculpture puts a glamorous smile on our face, the smooth and glossy texture, sharp cuts and strikingly realistic features enhance the cosmic prowess and beauty of Lord Ganesha. Here he sits on superbly stylized throne of intricate carvings and the legs of a lion, indicating Ganesha as the king of the universe.
Garbed in exclusive pleated dhoti having flower motifs and jewels engraved in an alluring manner, Ganesha carries his significant weapons and the left anterior hand is inscribed by the precious symbol of om; he is seen as being protected and warmed by the divineness and blessing of his father Lord Shiva, who stands atop in Shadbhuja form, carrying all the ferocious aspects of his iconography and the loosely matted hair sculpted in the sculptor’s utmost perfection.
Flooring is the foundation of any beautiful room, if you start with a great carpet, other things will automatically fall into place. Exotic India Art takes this opportunity to provide you with this handpicked handloom carpet from Bhadohi. It is said that the beautiful art of carpets flourishes from Bhadohi, a small town in Eastern UP, also named as Carpet City; famous for its distinctive grace and unmatched designs with extreme care and painstaking time.
Such as the one shown here is woven in luxurious Persian embroidery filled in systematic checks all over. Use of multicoloured threads creates this mesmerizing piece of art on a pure white base applauding the richness and immense skills of the weaver. Persian embroidery focuses on floral motifs, especially Persian figures, animals and patterns related to hunting. Similar to the one shown here in bright and varied knotted flower motifs with a thick and three layered border on all four sides woven in blue and white base strips.
Carpet weaving is done by men and embroidery by women, having the characteristic patterns where the plain base color is as important as the design itself. One of the most striking features of this Persian embroidered handloom article is that inspite of its nature of being flourished with extensive patterns; it still provides a royal and charming ornamentation.
Ganesha is the most primitive deity revered in Hinduism for his characteristic nature of remover of obstacles and the widely popular patron of arts and sciences. His leelas are full of naughtiness and dedication, but with a hidden message of vigour and valour, love and laugh combined all together with beauty and peace.
This miniature full of bright colored palette depicts various inspiring leelas of Lord Ganesha’s family where he takes the lead role in each one of them; patterned like a flower with multiple petals of varying designs and sizes in the centre while the sides are chained in a vertical band. Folk art represents expressions of people’s indigenous cultures in vibrant colors of happiness, like red, orange, yellow, black, white, indigo etc. This mural is representative of people’s worshipping deity as, Lord Ganesha.
The painter has beautifully depicted his art by adjoining the leelas in a background full of flowers and vines and the border filled with distinctive designer motifs. One of the important attributes of a folk art is that it is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than being purely aesthetic, which the painter here has accredited in a mesmerized way.
This panchamukha Lord Ganesha murti has been sculpted from pure, homegrown wood. In addition to the five elephant heads, He is possessed of (‘dhari’) ten (‘dasha’) arms (‘bhuja’); like His mother the ferocious Devi Durga, He is dashabhujadhari, each of His bhujas wielding a weapon to ward of adharma. He is clad in a dhoti and a world of shringar, which adds a considerable proportion of detail to the already complex composition. Zoom in each aspect of the same to appreciate the detail with which it has been executed.
A throne formed of numerous lotus pedestals, each of them carved such as to convey an undeniable quivering motion. A little mouse, the vahana, raises its arms to its Lord on one side, a bowlful of laddoos sits on the other. The throne of Lord Ganesha lies on a traditionally carved pedestal, upon which are a pair of stunted yet richly engraved pillars. A glamorous aureole surrounds the central lalitasana figure, whose five crowns seem to merge into the jawless infinitude of the mouth of the Kirtimukham.
For those who crave for typical handmade Kashmiri embroidery, this piece is a must buy; it comes out to be a dynamic and a unique textile, for the ones who want to shift from regular saris and suits but still want to be the star of the eye, this jacket fulfils their wishes.
This exclusive long jacket of pure wool in a rosewood tone has a high collar neck buttoned till below with the hem that approaches the knees; the silhouette is framed in a straight cut with a pocket at the side and elegant long sleeves. Apart from the color and structure its sophisticated hand embroidery, known as Aari embroidery is something that makes it a worthy buy. Ari is an intrinsic form of artwork done with a special kind of long needle in fine and delicate thread work; as shown on this page, it is heavily woven using elegant multicoloured threads of green, yellow, pink, orange etc.
There are vertical floral patterns on front and back with a thin
flower outlining that goes along the sleek white piping from top to bottom; contrasting pink colored buttons in front are shaped in small and sweet roses. This long jacket somewhat depicts the vibrant floral and soothing beauty of Kashmir.
Dandiya is one of the most cheerful socio-religious folk dances of Gujarat, mainly performed on the festival of Navratri as an aesthetic expression of people’s happy and joyful emotions and feelings, with the people all dressed-up in shiny and multicolored attires, called chaniya choli (a three piece lehenga set containing blouse, skirt and dupatta). This Madhubani painting depicts the same in its vibrant and colorful palette, painted with natural dyes and pigmentations with the help of brushes, twigs, fingertips, nib-pens and matchsticks. The red geometric border and bright orange background highlights the artist’s creativity with colors.
The two damsels are garbed in striking green and pink lehengas each, having designer motifs and eye-catchy weavings and borders; ornamented graciously in enormous jewels of jhumka, maangtika, colorful bangles and anklets, they express their feelings by carrying a slight smile on their face, large shiny eyes and that gesture of playing with the decorated dandiya sticks in hand. As the sticks strike and produce a sound, their inner happiness and strength boosts up to dance more.
The floral background at the top, seems to abut with the positive vibes of the dance by spreading its green branches altogether in various directions, as if dancing with the flow and red flowers outgrown with amusement with the two peacocks on the tree looking down to enjoy the ongoing festivities. A single glance at this painting instils vibes of creativity, gleefulness and festivity.
The urli tradition is a simple yet effective indoor-freshening technology that has stood the test of time. The water and flowers need to be replaced atleast twice a day in order for the arrangement to not go stale, making for a pleasant occupation to while away a few minutes in the middle of the day. This brass number is an inlaid one - along the body, around the rim, down the handles - which makes for a colourful composition. Finally, the compact handles by the sides add a world of functionality to the composition.
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