A Pre Diwali Evening
A couple of pictures from the twilight hour as the Diwali lights come up in buildings and houses … a beautiful sight.
Colours
Lipstick – After a Decade+
I had stopped using lipstick after my friend said they force fed them to monkeys to check for toxicity. Thanks to Mani Ji, I can now use lipstick again.
Holi Hai !!!
Celebrate Holi with water, colours and loads of happiness. This year the annual “Gyan” on Holi is missing… maybe the toolkit is changing :).
Budhwar & Amma’s favorite Colour Green
Budhwar is dedicated to planet Mercury and the colour of the day is Green, Amma’s favourite colour. She is in a green saree today as well !
Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja
Enjoy the beautiful pictures of flowers from our Condo complex on the occasion of Basant Panchami. Its a riot of colours.
Sky @ Five …
A few pictures of the dramatic colours in the sky at 5 pm. Also a picture of me in a saree that captures the colours of the sky !
Baluchari Saris
I did not know the history of the Baluchari saris when I bought my first one at Kumaran stores in Chennai. I was at the store as always to buy my kanchivaram silk saris and the person who was showing the saris to me went to get me a certain colour that I wanted from … Read more
Shawls and Silks
For me the onset of October in Delhi means pulling out all my silk sarees and storing away the cotton sarees. Thats the best part of being in Delhi NCR – distinct weather for which you need to change the fabric of your clothes ! I love winters because I love wearing sweaters, jackets, scarves, … Read more
A cotton, tussar and a Kanchi “Pattu”
These are some of the interesting saris that I wore in the last few weeks .. First one is a Pune sari, apparently worn by fisherwomen. Its cotton and has these beautiful checks ! I bought it in July 2015 when we were in Pune. Its from a shop called Poona Saree Centre and the … Read more