Bronze House : Kumbakonam

I love brass bronze antique artifacts.

I got an opportunity to drop in to a bronze factory during my way back from Swamimalai,Tamilnadu and would like to share my experience.

It is a very old shop which follows traditional way of making bronze articles through WAX hereditary process. Surprisingly they are completely hand made. They are manufactures of all types of bronze icons according to Silpa Shastra for temples.

Filled with traditional unique bronze ,copper and panchaloha statues 

Craftsman  explained the entire process of making wax and the final touch to statues.

All the pieces are made separately

A 12 feet tall Lord Vishnu is getting ready for export.

Molding

Real effort to put forward the best of Indian Arts and culture in this fascinating world and an attempt to bring above the handicrafts of Tamilnadu.

If you are a passionate collector or have great interest to know about the manufacturing of bronze sculptures,you can meet Mr.Suresh,the owner of Rajan Industries, he is reachable at # 9443664810.

Do visit this place and pick up some handcrafted additions for your home. The shop is  approx 1 km from INDeco Sterling resort, Swamimalai.

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The Udaivilas hotel,Udaipur

Oberoi Udaivilas in Udaipur was our second destination after experiencing the beautiful Rajvilas in Jaipur. We had visited with our 6 month old son.

Among the numerous lakes, Lake Pichola is an artificial city fresh water lake and right at the banks of this lake is the grand Udaivilas. It provides a spectacular view across the sparkling lake and gardens. With wonderfully landscaped exteriors and elegant luxurious interiors Udaivilas is one of the most beautiful resorts in the world. No wonder why it has been ranked the #1 resort in Asia and world's best hotel in a recent traveler's survey. 

The hotel was design to incorporate traditional regal designs including grand courtyards,bubbling fountains,reflection pools and hand carved stone columns.

        Dinner along with some folk music happens here every night

                                         One fine November morning

Thats a cozy corner inside the room

Standard Room

Wall art “Indian Miniature Paintings"

Indian Women from all state in one frame

Eagle view of the hotel.This picture has taken from hotel magazine

Oberoi Udaivilas is undoubtedly the place to relax in splendid surroundings, luxurious interiors, and pampered and treated like a Royal guest right from the time we step into the property.

Udaivilas is so crazy beautiful.Truly ones n a lifetime experience.


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Embassy,Shimla

Embassy in Shimla stands out for its view, ambiance and taste.This place speaks out for itself with the touch and taste. Restaurant is traditionally built and kept the original architecture of this region. 

The wood work is amazing and the panaromic view of Shimla is just unbeatable.

It's a small place, clinging to the side of the mountain with the most fabulous views over the city, the kindest and most insightful.

Is this  Unique?? "Pranaam" and Warning for "No Mobile"

It has kept  a brilliant timber window outlook that makes the atmosphere unique.

        

The Interiors of the place is pasted with paperers sharing stories with pro founded lovely life messages on them, written by the owner himself.

One of the board signed by Harivansh Rai bachchan 

 Cutlet and brownie  were lovely with a home made taste. They serve super yummy cakes.The cakes are from heaven.

 Meet the Owner Mr.Anil Malhotra ,is quite charming person who shared stories about the place,interior,decor etc.He has done all interesting quotations from all sorts of literature quotes,extracrs,books, decorated by himself in a creative way in all over every bit of wall space. 

  Mr.Anil Malhotra # 0177-2656867   aayu.malhotra@gmail.com

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Oberoi Grand @ "City of Joy"

When we planned a trip to Calcutta 5 years back,we decided to stay in grand hotel due to its charm and design. 

Standing for over 125 years,The Grand Hotel, now called the Oberoi Grand,combines classic victorian architecture and charm with state of the art amenities and facilities.

Hotel is quite literally a breath of fresh air,accompanied by a hint of fragrance from the huge bouquet of fresh flowers in the lobby.

      Classic Victorian architecture and royal wooden furnitures quietly.

  

The hotel has retained the old world charm and the design  largely reflects the fusion of both Victorian and Edwardian style. 

Beauty at night, Large white building covering an entire block.

It is an elegant building of british era.

Oberoi properties are definitely an epitome of luxury and service is just unparalleled.

Seven Hills Beauty Shimla

We had gone to Shimla last year,No wonder if Shimla has ranked 27th in the first ever cleanliness ranking of cities in India. Shimla is built on top of seven hills. Toy train to shimla was a very good experience,Probably, one of the great train rides in the world. It takes 5 hours to crawl through over 100 tunnels and many switch back bends to climb from the plains to Shimla station.

Theme dustbins are nicely placed all around the town at short distances which ensures that people use nothing other than bins to dispose their garbage.

Shimla declared Non -Smoking city

            The Ridge and the Mall Road are the most popular places in Shimla 

Flat area with an array of shops and eateries and sequence of shops that are ideal for shopping of gifts, woolen and wood items in lower bazaar and lakkar bazaar.

Lower Bazaar

Shop in Lakkar bazaar

The Jakho temple of god hanuman is 108 metres tall, visible from almost every corner of the town.

Mall Road

The locally brewed apple, plum, apricot, cider, ginger and grape wine are also sold on the Mall Road

Other sacred places to visit in shimla are kali bari temple and the tara devi temple,sankat mochan,chail,mashobra,kufri,narkanda. I had covered almost famous  resturents in Shimla, If you are planning a trip to shimla Please do note, Cafe Sol,Hotel Combermere, Cafe Shimla Times,Wake n Bake,Sita Ram n Sons,Tripti and Embasseey are the places. Most of them are theme based restaurants. I shall post  with detail description shortly. 

I bought a Himachal cap as a souvenir. From the mall road, I was able to get a spectacular view of Shimla. 

It certainly won’t be easy to forget this beauty that lies just beyond the border.

Hope you liked the amazing clean city of India.

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