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Andhra Pradesh
Artisan Villages of Andhra Pradesh: Sri Kalahasti
Legends surround Sri Kalahasti, the temple town near South India’s most popular pilgrimage centre, Tirupati. Home to the ancient Shiva temple, the Sri Kalahasteeswara Temple, this...
Andhra Pradesh
Artisan Villages of Andhra Pradesh: Uppada
Every second house in the village of Uppada, in coastal Andhra Pradesh is a handloom store. Just like Mangalagiri. It goes with the territory....
Architecture & Design
North meets South in Sitaram Bagh
Tucked away in a quiet corner of the old city of Hyderabad is the Sitaram Bagh Temple. Built by a banker Mr. Puranmal Ganeriwal in 1832,...
Architecture & Design
Streets of Pondicherry – Part I: Art
New Settlement. That is Pudicheri for you. Interpreted into Pondicherry by and for the French.
From the Romans who came here to trade in the 1st...
Culture & Heritage
Artisan Villages of Telangana: Nirmal
Second in the series, 'Artisan Villages of Telangana', comes the village of Nirmal in Adilabad district. A two hour drive from Hyderabad brings you to...
Culture & Heritage
Artisan Villages of Telangana: Cheriyal
I had earlier on my blog, done a story on the Weavers of Andhra Pradesh from the Karipakam - Patur region. Just like that,...