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FLOWERS, POTS AND GODS From Jayams Hall
The handicrafts mela organised by the All India Crafts Fair is on at Jayams Hall on Race Course.
Traditional wood items and crockery from Saharanpur, embroidered bed sheets from Rajasthan, stone-embedded bangles of Hyderabad as well as deco paintings from Kerala are for sale here.
For all those who swear by vaastu, there is quite a range to take home. Lucky charms on sale include the glass pyramids and spadikams.
The laughing Buddha cast in plaster of Paris, believed to bring good luck to business establishments, can be taken home for Rs. 450.
Another attraction at the ongoing exhibition is the Vinayaka made with navadhanyam and given a plastic lamination. It is priced at Rs. 65 per piece.
There are also the models of Lakshmi, Dakshinamurthy swami and Balaji made with marble powder and given a sandal colour finish.
Silk cushion covers and wall hangings from Benaras, replete with paintings are also up for sale.
Tea coasters and telephone diaries with gem stone painting on them are priced between Rs. 100 and 600.
Minakaari magic
Tables with exquisite minakaari work on it are available for Rs. 180 onwards.
There are also the white metal hangings from Jodhpur of the Sun god and Mahaveer studded with stones.
Stalls also sell Rudrakshas of different sizes as well as navaratna malas. Models in precious stone include shivalingas in jade, which come in different sizes.
A range of sarees and salwar kameez include Orissa handloom and silk ones with ikkat work, sets with phulkari work, mangalgiri mix and match dress materials as well as cotton and hand-worked sarees from Gujarat.
For all the jewellery crazy ones there are the Hyderabadi pearl necklaces, Jaipur bangles and also a range of anklets made with five metals.
You can also take home necklaces embedded with green, yellow and pink jade, garnet, amethyst and sand stone or pendants studded with peridot and topaz. There is also a range of one-gram gold jewellery.
Other items on sale include Tanjore paintings, terracotta showpieces, rosewood pooja mandaps, and pattachitra wall hangings.
There is a special 10 per cent discount on handicrafts and 20 per cent rebate on handlooms. The exhibition is on till April 4 and is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on all days including Sundays.
ANIMA BALAKRISHNAN
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