Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Devi Lakshmi, The Goddess of Wealth, Prosperity and Love

According to Hindu scriptures Goddess Lakshmi is the consort of Vishnu. When the gods were exiled, Lakshmi took refuge in the ocean of milk. She was reborn when the ocean was churned. As soon as she appeared, the gods fell in love with her. Shiva, claimed her, but her hand was given to Vishnu. Lakshmi was reborn as Vishnu's consort in every incarnation of his, as Sita, Radha and Rukmini. In the Hindu gods and goddesses, Lakshmi is the Goddess of light, beauty, good fortune and wealth.

Devi Lakshmi, The Goddess of Wealth, Prosperity and Love

Maa Lakshmi Statue

Devi Laxmi

Lakshmi Goddess of Wealth

Goddess Laxmi with Lord Ganesha

As the goddess of wealth, prosperity, good harvests and of love, Lakshmi is one of the most popular goddesses of the Hindus. Also called Sri, the beautiful, she is the epitome of feminine beauty. Lakshmi is the gentle and generous provider of riches and so every Hindu home has its shrine to her, as do workplaces. The presence of Lakshmi brings good fortune and wen she leaves she takes fortune with her. So the radiant Lakshmi who is easy to please is propitiated with puja and flowers everyday.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Hand Decorative Home Interiors, Indian Style Home Decor

To decor your home, we are your online source for elegant home accessories. We carry a variety Embroidery decor objects from India including gifts, bed covers, bed sheets, bedspreads, tableware paintings, wall-hangings, cushion cover, seasonal items and all things beautiful for the home. Our selection is ever changing to bring you the latest in stylish and fashionable home decor.

Bedsheet
Bed Sheet flat sheet from India are handcrafted by textile artisans of Jaipur in Rajasthan (India). The artisans of Jaipur do printing. These artisans use hand-block prints, tie, and dye prints. India Bed sheet flat sheet are unique for the quality of workmanship. Cotton Bed Spread coverlets in handloom woven off white cotton fabric with colorful hand embroidery come from the Kashmir valley in India. These embroidered bed linen in soft shades and magnificent floral embroidery are true objects of art. Pure wool in Jamawar jacquard design is in fact an enlarged version of Jamawar jacquard shawl. It is particularly suitable for cold weather since it keeps the bed warm. The wool being delicate, it is essential to use hands instead of machine and that requires enormous patience of the weavers among all the other qualities.

Cushion Covers Home Decor
Throw Pillow Covers or Cushion Covers are block printed or hand embroidered by the workers in India. Cushion covers, a significant constituent of exquisite home furnishings of the decor, are synonyms of comfort and elegance. Throw pillow covers from India are of several kinds – embroidered and beaded throw pillow cases from Kashmir, silk and brocade throw pillow covers from Benaras, block printed cotton throw pillow covers from Rajasthan and tribal embroidered throw pillow covers from Gujarat.

Indian Paintings Rajput Miniature
Asian Art Miniatures India Folk Paintings are practiced in Jaipur and Bikaner regions of Rajasthan. Miniatures paintings are intricate, colorful handmade illuminations or paintings, small, executed meticulously with delicate brushwork. Batik art of India Asian paintings come from Bengal .Gond paintings of Madhya Pradesh, Kalamkari painting of Machilipatnam and Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh, Madhubani Paintings from north and east India.

Wall Hangings
Wall Hanging in Cotton fabric has come with undergone delicate embroidery by deft artisans. These are 100% eco-friendly and decorated with different colored beads, moti, mirrors etc and gives a natural look to the home decor. Cotton Wall hangings in different motifs and designs are made in Jaipur,(india) and surrounding area. Zariwork, patchwork and threadwork are done with extreme accuracy and skill and give a luxurious look and feel to your home.

Table Cloth
Tablecloths in organza silk in exotic colors, which complement your furniture and impart a sense of luxury. Beautiful designs are woven on tissue silk fabric by the skilled artisans of Benaras. Shimmery and soft, these are perfect for a very special dinner with your special guest.

When you want to give your bedroom and living room Asian style country look or rustic look that is also elegant, go for India Home decors item. They are not just another home decor item; they are works of art; they have soul.
Home Decor Object

Friday, August 05, 2011

Garnet Jewelry Healing Gemstone for Protection & Purity

Garnet Jewelry Healing Gemstone for Protection & Purity
The deep garnet is associated with the kundalini-fire (or primal-fire) of transformation, which is the integrating fire that assists the kundalini up the spinal column. It is a stone of passion that sometimes needs to be transformed into the power of purity. It is with purity of heart that we are able to see God. In the temple of the human body, the sacred spinal fire lies coiled like a snake and is called the "sacred stone." It is awakened and lifted upward toward the head by the process of transmutation. The sacral plexus is red, but when the fire is lifted toward the mid-section of the body it functions under the blue ray; as it nears the spiritual centers it becomes the purple violet ray. The red garnets help energize and bring the circulation level to normal if deficient. They also work with the generative system and stimulate the sexual drive.

Garnet Gemstone Beads
The pink violet shades work on regeneration and transmutation. All garnets give energy and courage, but beware of passionate love for it can turn hate because of jealousy.

Garnet Gemstone Healing Beads Necklace

Garnets aid the imagination, and protect against depression and impure thought. They should be worn in cases of rheumatism and arthritis. The garnet lies dormant until it is polished.

Cushion Cut Garnet Ring

Monday, June 13, 2011

Traditional Indian Silver Jewellery

Silver jewellery has a vigour and liveliness all its own, many of its designs preserving an antique originality. If gold was the preferred metal of the affluent, silver was the staple of the rural and tribal areas. It was a means of saving money, and an indication of a person's wealth. The jewellery was a mobile "bank", serving as both adornment to be kept on the person and a stand by in times of need. This is perhaps one reason why the jewellery appears so heavy and chunky.

Traditional Indian Silver Jewellery

Areas, and communities within areas, had their own distinctive design ocabularies, and local silversmiths fashioned the metal into beaded chokers, long ropes of chains, heavy collars, pendant boxes, a huge variety of bangles, bracelets, wristlets and amulets, nose rings and of course anklets. Of anklets alone, there is an almost bewildering range which seems to go from heavy to heaviest! So large are some anklets that you would think they make silver was studded with semi-precious stones like turquoise, coral or agate. And in the dry land of Banni in Kutch, the dun landscape is like a backdrop for some of the most spectacular jewellery in India. Here, as elsewhere, the jewellery, the clothes, the embroideries, are all social identifiers, indicating where the woman is from to what caste she belongs and whether she is married.The irony of this poem may make you smile, but contrary to the poet's belief it is a fact that gems exert a strange magnetic pull. Jewellery exhibitions the world over attract adiences who do indeed look twice at "girl-less gems", as much for their beauty and flawlessness as for their rarity and thus value.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Kurti India Wear Beautiful Summer Dress

Kurti India Wear Beautiful Summer Dress
Kurti and Tunic is very much in fashion these days. Kurti is a women's top. Girls love to wear Kurti very much. Kurti gives a very comfort feeling in summers. Girls wear Kurti over jeans, Salwar, Pant, Capri and even a skirt. Kurtis look decent and sincere, versatile and stylish, trendy yet modest. Indian Kurtis will lend grace to any woman's wardrobe. Indian Kurtis are accepted worldwide.The Kurti is the ideal year around wear. Embroidered Kurti, Designer Kurtis , Long Tunics, Printed Kurti, Cotton Kurtas, Lenin Kurtis, Georgette Kurti, Long Kurtis, Short Kurtis, Traditional Kurti, Ethnic Kurtis and Fashion Kurtis are the variants of Indian Fashion Kurtis. A Kurti-Tunic surely give attractive and decent look to a woman.