The Unusual Quest

       http://hotelshriniwasexecutive.com/ Wai, a fascinating town with massive tangible and intangible inheritance is a place of immense beauty that starts here and lasts to go on forever. It is located in the Indian state of Maharashtra and well known by the name of Dakshin Kashi (which stands for City of Temples) due to its architectural heritage of more than 100 temples and is placed 228 kms from the city of dreams, Mumbai. Like Banaras is popular for its Ghats on the banks of river Ganga, similarly Wai is famous for its Ghats on the banks of river Krishna. Temples built in Hemadpanti architectural style are located near these seven divine ghats created by Sardar Raste namely, Gangapuri, Madhi Aali, Ganpati Aali, Dharmapuri, Brahmanshahi, Ramdoh Aali and Bhimkund Aali.  It has a pristine view which has been a shooting spot for many bollywood blockbusters of recent times such as Swadesh, Dabbang, Chennai Express, Prakash Jha directed Gangaajal and...

                                                                                      economydecoded.com     Theyyam is a popular, traditional and ritualistic art form of worship of North Malabar region in Kerala. This ritual of sacred dance is performed before the shrines by the people of few lower castes and tribal communities of Malabar like Vannan, Malayan, Mavilan, Velan and Pulayan and is believed to bring about well being for the society as well as the family. Theyyam is not merely a unique combination of dance and music (both vocal and instrumental) whereas it is a product of synthesis of various art forms such as painting, sculpture, architecture, costume- making, designing and also literature. The performers of Theyyam attribute great preponderanc...

Sattriya is one of the most popular classical dance traditions of India which has its emergence from a five hundred year old extensive Lord Krishna centered theatre  disciplined in the Vaisnav Monasteries of northeast state of Assam. This whole affair is based on the stories of mythological deities of Hindu religion such as Krishna and Radha as well as Vishnu avatars such Rama and Sita . This is a versatile evolving art   that supplemented to the official classical dances of India in 2000 by Sangeet Natak  Akademi  and is performed by the artists worldwide. The female artist wears ghuri and chadar made of pat, a silk from the mulberry plant whereas the male artist wears dhoti and chadar. Kanchi and Kingini , a waist cloth is adorned by both, male and female artists. Sattriya, an art from Assam is based on the age-old treasure work on the performing arts, well known as NATYA SHASTRA , written by Bharata Muni who is considered as the ‘fat...

www.youtube.com Patola sarees flourishes from Patan, situated 127 km from Ahemdabad located in Gujarat. Patola are double ikat woven silk saree which has preserved India’s affluent and ancient heritage in textiles since 11th century.  In the Gujarati families, patola saree is well chosen to bring luck and prosperity and every square in the saree personifies security in all spheres of the life. The authentic work doesn’t involve any computers or power looms. One saree is made with great patience, deep focus, deliberate dedication and hard work. The handmade authentic patola sarees are prominent for its colorful divergence and geometrical designs and its display lures the connoisseur of exquisite textiles. Most significant is the Bandhani process which involves complex and hard technique of tie and dyeing horizontally and vertically before weaving. Paintings in Ajanta caves have the earmarks of Patola’s tie-dyeing artistry. This process is build using natural dyes such ...