Silk Table clothes in organza silk in exotic colors which complement your home decor furniture and impart a sense of luxury. Beautiful designs are woven on tissue silk fabric by the skilled artisans of Benaras. The weavers are known as karigars, which means artists, who weave in workshops called karkhanas. Almost every inch of space in the karrkhana is taken up by looms, and above each loom hangs a crowded arrangement of strings leading down to the room heddles. The original designs have now been replaced by traditional floral patters on dark and pastel shades. Shimmery and soft, these are perfect for a very special dinner with your special guest. No matter which design you choose, these Benarasi table covers show off your great taste.
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July 20, 2009
Gifts in India
The idea of presenting
gifts in India is also well
established since ancient times. Ancient Indians gifted grain, cattle, fabric,
pottery, and even gold and silver ornaments to their peers and loved ones. The
custom of giving gifts is as popular in modern India as it is the world over.
India's innumerable festivals, traditions, and diverse cultures form the
perfect occasion for mutually exchanging gifts. People exchange gifts on
festivals and events like Diwali, New Year, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid,
Father's day, Mother's day, Valentine's day and Dussera.
India is the land of festivals. Though all the festivals have their importance; Rakhi stands out as a unique gift of Indian culture. The simple threads of Rakhi symbolize the sacred love of brother and sister. When a sister ties a Rakhi on her brother’s wrist, her sentiments flow towards her brother that he should get each and every happiness. At the same time the brother thinks on the same wavelength that at in any cost he would protect the honor of his sister.
It is immaterial whether a sister or a brother is in the same village, town or city in India or USA, Canada, Australia, UK. Personally tying a Rakhi on her brother’s wrist or sending online Rakhi Gifts, always strengthens affection for her brother. The same way when a brother personally gives or send online return gifts to his sister, his unuttered vow to protect her is revealed. So Rakhi is the confluence of true and perfect feelings of siblings.
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India is the land of festivals. Though all the festivals have their importance; Rakhi stands out as a unique gift of Indian culture. The simple threads of Rakhi symbolize the sacred love of brother and sister. When a sister ties a Rakhi on her brother’s wrist, her sentiments flow towards her brother that he should get each and every happiness. At the same time the brother thinks on the same wavelength that at in any cost he would protect the honor of his sister.
It is immaterial whether a sister or a brother is in the same village, town or city in India or USA, Canada, Australia, UK. Personally tying a Rakhi on her brother’s wrist or sending online Rakhi Gifts, always strengthens affection for her brother. The same way when a brother personally gives or send online return gifts to his sister, his unuttered vow to protect her is revealed. So Rakhi is the confluence of true and perfect feelings of siblings.
India Gifts at Amazon.Com:
- Upper Arm Bracelet Armlet in Sterling Silver
- Jewelry Set Pair of Silver Anklet and Toe Ring Indian Foot Jewelry
- Dangle Earrings Silver Jewellery & Tiger'seye Gemstone Indian Style
- Gift for Her - Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet
- Long Earings in Sterling Silver & Multi Gemstone Indian Style
- Silver Dangling Earrings with Multi Gemstone Handmade Jewelry
- Jewelry Keepsake Boxes Arts Craft in Wood
- Upper Arm Jewelry Armlet Bracelet in Silver
- Womens Cuff Bracelet Sterling Silver Jewelry
- Jewelry Necklace In Flourite Gemstone Healing Beads Handmade Jewelry Indian style
- Arm Bracelet in Sterling Silver Body Jewelry
- Jewelry Gift Boxes for Girls Arts And Craft in Wood
- Dangle Earrings Silver Jewellery & Peridot Gemstone Hand Engraved Indian Style
- Beaded Anklet Pairs Women Handcrafted Foot Jewelry Indian Style
July 18, 2009
Table Runners and Placemats ShalinCraft
Beautiful placemats from the holy town of Varanasi in brocade work. Brocades are textiles woven with warp and weft threads of different colors and often of different materials. The Benaras (Varanasi) brocades are woven in silk, with profuse use of metal threads on the pallavs (end pieces). The weavers are known as karigars, which means artists, who weave in workshops called karkhanas. Almost every inch of space in the karrkhana is taken up by looms, and above each loom hangs a crowded arrangement of strings leading down to the room heddles. The zari thread, known as kalabattun, consists of finely drawn gold, silver or base metal thread, wound round a silk thread. The most famed of Varanasi brocaded textile is called kinkhab woven with a coarse but durable silk known as mukta, which is heavy enough to take brocading with silver or gold thread. The silk and zari work brocade of lighter material and less heavier ornamentation is known as bafta and the brocade without any metal thread work is known as amaru. Benaras brocades are woven on pitlooms.
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July 17, 2009
Rectangular Scarf for Women
Choose the right scarf.A scarf should have color,
so it can add color, pizzaz and style to an outfit. If you only want
one scarf, choose something that you can wear with many outfits.
However, many scarves will allow you to wear them more frequently,
especially if you have a variety of colors, cuts (square or
rectangular), textures and fabrics.Things to consider: what's your
favorite color? What goes best on you? What goes with the colors you
wear most frequently? Do you want something with multiple colors or
just one?
Woman's outfit in India is considered incomplete without a long Silk Neck Scarf. The fabric of a scarf can be cotton, chiffon, georgette, silk, net or sometimes mixed too. These are an integral part of the salwar kurta, lehenga, and churidar. With cultural exposure from Europe, these scarves found their way to the western wardrobes too.
July 15, 2009
Lord Shiva as Mahakala (The Destroyer)
Shiva the destroyer is called Mahakala, the great time and the fearsome Bhairava and when he dances the Tandava, he is Nataraja, the Lord of the Cosmic Dance. However, in Hindu belief, destruction and creation are part of the smae cycle, so Shiva or Shankara is also auspicious as he begins the new cycle of creation. The Shiva lingam is the symbol of this creative force of Shiva and his phallic symbol is worshipped more often than his images. The lingam combined with the female organ of the yoni, the female creative force of shakti, symbolises all that is creative in the universe.
The appearance of the first lingam is told in a myth of the jyotirlingam, the lingam of effulgent light. The story begins when Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva could not agree about who among the three was the supreme god. So they consulted the Vedas for an answer and all the four Vedas said that Shiva was supreme. Both Brahma and Vishnu were reluctant to accept their verdict at which volatile Shiva lost temper and turned into an endless glittering column of light that pierced the sky, the earth and the netherworld.
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