Christmas at home...

A few pictures taken this Christmas...

The crib and the tree

The nativity scene...

The wise men following the star...

The tree...

My room, with a paper doily wreath...

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

Intriguing deities...

Saw these deities on display and they are intriguing... especially the elephant god perusing a book. 

 A picture of rotund bliss....

 The Buddha reclining... 

 The elephant god again with numerous hands... 

The elephant god with many heads...

Colourful Lamps

So I saw these pretty pretty cotton lamps on display and I fell for them... the variety and the colours, they could brighten up any space.

These cream ones are my favourite...

Even these colourful ones are so nice... 

I like the middle green one here, I don't know why I never bought any.

Even these noodle like lamps will look great with a soft light shining in them...

Indian Handicrafts...

Saw these at Mahabalipuram, pretty neat... right? I like the shapes and patterns of these objects... 

A closer view... as usual please click on the picture to enlarge it.

Mahabalipuram: The Lion, the Temples and the Pallavas

So this is the monolithic lion sculpture, he does look prehistoric with those curved fangs. Check out the temples in the background and the lovely dancing figures engraved into them. The Pallavas must have been a really patient race... do click on the picture for a larger view. 

Mahabalipuram: Bas Relief

To tell you the truth, these kinda creeped me out... I don't know why but it was sorta unnerving watching this bas relief work as the sun was setting in the horizon. I don't think I would be able to cross this place at night... 

But they do look nice, considering the work that has gone into sculpting them onto the side of a huge rock. Click on the pictures to enlarge them....

Mahabalipuram: The Goddess & her cherubs

Here is the goddess inside the temple, surrounded by her Indian looking cherubs. I have no clue what the person crouching in the corner is doing, looks like a dance pose to me.