Hues from Dastakar Nature Bazaar 2010

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Craft Bazaars and Melas have a special place in my heart, the colourful ambience with India's rich art & crafts displayed by artisans are a treat to the eyes...<br /><div><br /></div><div>Here are some frames from the colourful <b>Dastakar Nature Bazaar</b>.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67FoisUBZIzWY8dyzT_LV8hpZrYPhIcWSMKScg44Rrztw04Gus_tbgg2hF0pQWBmmImLDJYdBc3puI8JSaD5LtwPBIwiIz8dm7MFgCpPEzgcBe2k2rBFqR1M-hKtk3xOppnL1cMTJLww/s1600/dus1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="479" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504720137922985522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67FoisUBZIzWY8dyzT_LV8hpZrYPhIcWSMKScg44Rrztw04Gus_tbgg2hF0pQWBmmImLDJYdBc3puI8JSaD5LtwPBIwiIz8dm7MFgCpPEzgcBe2k2rBFqR1M-hKtk3xOppnL1cMTJLww/s640/dus1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Loved the vibrant kites, how magical a room would look with loads of them hanging from the ceiling!<br /><img alt="" border="0" height="518" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504719794565295298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy0A9VIq_1MOIXvfREvOtnft3B2n_HkecVXLr_sgpggkHQkGe8MgtpxK97DUqkl2MctldcOIFBew5_7JQYgUaoD7hqHbTTdPpGgWlz-PYjQMShZx57WRRxcJyvUTgB-CcFrqkuDNQdoA/s640/dus5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><img alt="" border="0" height="479" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504719778318136626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGYF_uEYj6jwtb1oRHS2I9UAP6hKi3_Ny8YSyAuktK-GCI62exzhfpJKMExFll9Zm-d_ydw3y-2iDwUXMA8ubWrKmfvqpzofPntaxWG1hPiPY66q4kIrZVExbeH8cgG11e2Gbrl-XqxM/s640/dus6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;">Never tire of these colourful baskets made of wild grass.</div><img alt="" border="0" height="408" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504717780113311682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmssjcvWXkGRpKlIFPZIAsaZpsLbMVX1RKjgs563oiYc41dQ1FRkDliC9JIDrA3B9TZ4k5GC1emLOPEJhIjcPhbfnTw145Xx47kU1jvWaW0w85yIvVqQBasubsFcnyqSLgvJ928KtSLhQ/s640/dus8.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><img alt="" border="0" height="532" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504717775619586178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rg0uq17_ZRleNQsi8z-RtxWf6qYMBnttejZTvcgy1nREixDdn1WNIMPjdfWNkoUn_eIQz3IScJLjTAg-sKThFdX8PrKgijMsWzDhteo9a9JMWdCvL1e3wd1GbBmDLrmLHFP-4E9-Dj8/s640/dus9.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.dastkar.org/ranthamborep.htm">Dastakar's Ranthambore Project.</a></b> The Tiger motifs on bedspreads, cushion covers were so charming:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="430" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504720127507413762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-X0TLsZE8EhVBqwke4A74N9J-oaqULgC254LTF0UzBsQMmQsFIW38LCXZozirV0-2ePz2iQ6b-Y8AgRx4q297c0nrriowbk9pqH0CsZEApah-cLidlMETREbdJcSePEjL3qZDDsMNeE/s640/dus2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mirror mirror on the wall, can you spot me at all;-)</div><img alt="" border="0" height="541" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504719812902423810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXC7u0eWSn7UnfvmLgg294TqhXjWydtEDBQwfbC9DESvUrETLzsi3Fevi440ZetT6cl78hRhGG6sVTl4On-ugkcJqGIICowDiXQZobiS81yYkof0udloDbKoKbDNECmzaEoWAotOHbT5Q/s640/dus3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Beautifully crafted paper-mache' birds from Orissa</div><img alt="" border="0" height="479" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504719801654789506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tzojJiSacCJZoMVXdHONKHiEwhfO0Td7PVklkWLGTAetqRkc8bKmmHo5HLYPfDnX3cw9-AKhVDZiy3T3UUg9Q-3F-oVLO7rlrJGZAhyphenhyphen1kBnsMP-Bh6ddbka8RqFs3y3niDDQp9FVuh4/s640/dus4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Handmade Dolls</div><img alt="" border="0" height="486" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504719769614216546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULS0A9-7-MpentRccFQw8lZ_5kvUD8kYC7BzUYR0uJ0tFhAKGhyphenhyphenljomwg1jEjy0BeoX0czFpRWrbA_fhtmPxlRlJa8NrKAUKozeu_X-zC6tJZ1wM_QYHoeemtWHac_iwj0Rpp6F9TNKU/s640/dus7.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Gorgeous terracotta pots, jars and pans from <b><a href="http://www.re-cognition.org/crafts/index.html#">Kumbham Pottery</a></b>, Kerala</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="479" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504717763911742498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknsNKS-Lw0CmleDtAdsbE_b1YdmJOo9qJe3JpHi7kEiydLeGU9mtcR3oSTTand9LHUPBzBcCV8EqJAqil2qwkaNo4dGpefDrKt8XN7NKbFiHHkwZAIZNw3XK4Hbhx0s9Z3C5vCrsG6v8/s640/dus10.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Intricate <b>Kantha work</b> on silk from West Bengal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504717751282299986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELAQIr2ls1WZHyit99iPVYcywHXUT83D1DrPTbubduhpRYOy1F27DXmH0LtI3yj_2Hf2_NCysMyAujrKji9LK8Lc748rJJh5gOhuxLUL0lYiLReUsdpTjdexxRMjQu4hQIjj3iYwsEiI/s640/dus11.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="479" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Want to hang some pink elephants and blue fish?</div><img alt="" border="0" height="479" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504717743308449922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgEsbZjJMDwIvyTO-wgi3S0sjsFDjJMWuRe6_wlHTXYZWf74QdrB1nz8mZiUF6XluEoGB_w1x_DniI5poTh8pTn7uztkF3nVbqdC8eHgiqM9ozbTYBBgjkhBPnpolm0ZiMEqcD7fkQfE/s640/dus12.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Some beautifully crafted baskets and home accessories</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The <b><a href="http://www.dastkar.org/bazaars.htm">Dastakar Nature Bazaar</a></b> is on till the 15th August, 2010. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Images by Arch)</span></i></div></div></div>

Hues from Dastakar Nature Bazaar 2010

Craft Bazaars and Melas have a special place in my heart, the colourful ambience with India's rich art & crafts displayed by artisan...

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