tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post782523691181754461..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: T is for...Terracotta...Tradition ...n ...Temples...Nilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-30381994927077559662019-05-01T21:21:57.524+05:302019-05-01T21:21:57.524+05:30Beautiful temples, and I love colorful sarees!Beautiful temples, and I love colorful sarees!Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliquéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307507105646376697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-9475632052235011072019-04-24T12:41:36.722+05:302019-04-24T12:41:36.722+05:30A lot of stuff can be inferred from the scenes of ...A lot of stuff can be inferred from the scenes of daily life - the type of transportation, crops, food habits, musical instruments, what all was in use at that time. So they are kind of a historical archive too.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-39137747919809748282019-04-24T12:36:02.659+05:302019-04-24T12:36:02.659+05:30That is an utterly fascinating thought. The hand o...That is an utterly fascinating thought. The hand of the past reaching out and touching the present, wow!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-50975067641624088812019-04-24T12:34:46.525+05:302019-04-24T12:34:46.525+05:30The intricacy of the work is quite amazing. I don&...The intricacy of the work is quite amazing. I don't think terracotta work like this exists outside of Bengal. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-6307880369897343952019-04-24T12:32:25.352+05:302019-04-24T12:32:25.352+05:30Yeah, definitely not a day trip kind of destinatio...Yeah, definitely not a day trip kind of destination.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-35954607453171060162019-04-24T12:31:51.490+05:302019-04-24T12:31:51.490+05:30India as a whole is seriously ancient so plenty of...India as a whole is seriously ancient so plenty of material as far as the A-Z goes :) Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-27311311571110642882019-04-24T10:55:11.941+05:302019-04-24T10:55:11.941+05:30How lovely to have mythological and domestic scene...How lovely to have mythological and domestic scenes inscribed onto these beautiful terracotta tiles .. Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-78094425397774698882019-04-24T00:56:59.955+05:302019-04-24T00:56:59.955+05:30The bricks made during slave times in the U. S. so...The bricks made during slave times in the U. S. sometimes have the marks of hands or fingers in them. I imagine some of those bricks must also have the prints of the makers still there after all these centuries.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-54115207906734109442019-04-23T20:46:34.470+05:302019-04-23T20:46:34.470+05:30Oh what gorgeous temples. I don't know that I&...Oh what gorgeous temples. I don't know that I've ever seen terracotta artwork panels before other than painted, but wow! Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-11773500937013684622019-04-23T17:15:23.554+05:302019-04-23T17:15:23.554+05:30Terracotta is so unique. The concentration of temp...Terracotta is so unique. The concentration of temples there would take a while to explore. Quite lovely. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-33505056526098106152019-04-23T14:14:47.147+05:302019-04-23T14:14:47.147+05:30How fascinating. I love reading the history of oth...How fascinating. I love reading the history of other places, particularly places with a looong history (here in Oz we are really quite a young country).<br /><br />Visiting from A-Z<br /><a href="https://ajblythe.com/blog" rel="nofollow">AJ Blythe</a>AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-53996601811256935602019-04-23T13:12:29.958+05:302019-04-23T13:12:29.958+05:30It truly is a lovely artform...and I think it'...It truly is a lovely artform...and I think it's unique to Bengal.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-54276638486231389142019-04-23T13:09:34.147+05:302019-04-23T13:09:34.147+05:30Ooh I'd want to preserve all old buildings eve...Ooh I'd want to preserve all old buildings every brick and stone every mark of the chisel, uber crazy about them. Not so much about the skyscrapers...though I guess they too will be much admired in 300-400 years, if they survive...<br />Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-11418338436853897152019-04-23T12:08:10.696+05:302019-04-23T12:08:10.696+05:30I have not heard about these temples, but terracot...I have not heard about these temples, but terracotta architecture looks lovely, and now I have a new item on my "places to visit" list... :D<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-18104372098564472422019-04-23T11:13:18.577+05:302019-04-23T11:13:18.577+05:30You are right about Tahsan's voice. Rich, dar...You are right about Tahsan's voice. Rich, dark, melting chocolate...<br />How I would love to see those temples. The architecture is incredible. How many modern buildings would survive as well? And how many would we want to preserve?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com