pottery bazar at Shilparamam

Shilparamam's pottery market's items...

Ganpati in pataga

Radha Krishna

Camel and Giraffe

Surya

Boar and Pitcher

Stool and Tortoise

Giraffe, Brindavan and Pitcher

Piggy Bank

Stacks of Tea Cups

Laughing Buddha and incense dispenser

more Tea Cups.. floral motif

some more Tea Cups.. striped pattern

smiling face

Pickle Jars

Drishti Gombe

Conical Tea Cups

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horns for sale

October 25, 2015

This picture was shot a year ago. Somehow I did not feel like posting it back then.. 

hoping this man's business has thrived and he's living peacefully.
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Rajastani clay pots

Sept-2-2016

Visit to Shilparamam; we got half dozen miniature clay pots. At the first sight I was impressed by their quality. After holding them in my hands, I just decided to buy few.

Photo session.. 

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tall man of Hyderabad

The tall man of Hyderabad is a resident of Shilparamam the arts and handicrafts village.

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Charminar at Shilparamam

A beautiful mural of Charminar and the King Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah at Shilparamam's Night Bazar.
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Sand Garden, Shilparamam

One of the best spots to relax at Shilparamam is the sand garden.

The attraction is swings and everybody loves to sit and sway on swings. The gentle motion makes us forget our troubles, mind becomes free from burdens.. at least for those moments.

Evenings couples coming here go back with memories of sweet moments :) Wonder how the places is on full moon nights. Will check out some time.

One corner of the sand garden is for kids.

Also there's a small eatery offering packed stuff like crispies and soft drinks.
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reflection of evening sky

view from rock garden at Shilparamam.

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Buddha

The seated Buddha at Nature Park entrance. Artists who made this statue has got his work right, serenity rules Buddha's face.

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man-made sculptures of Prakriti Raga, Shilparamam

These sculptures are part of sculpture collection of Living Rock Gallery of Shilparamam. While most sculptures are natural, few man-made items have been added to the gallery.

Man gasping for air and a cut down tree trunk. It can mean two things; 1. without leaves the tree itself is gasping for air and 2. animal life will struggle for fresh air when trees are destroyed.

This depicts the plight of women in society.. how their lives are squeezed out by working them to death.

An elongated head with oversized facial features. The woman's sculpture is beautiful!

Well.. I'm clueless about this one.

Check out Shilpavana at Kannada University near Hampi.
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Prakriti Raga ~ Living Rock Gallery, Shilparamam

During my third visit to Shilparamam I discovered the rock garden named Prakriti Raga. This reminded me of Shilpavana of Kannada University near Hampi in Karnataka. They are not exactly same but similar in nature.Shilpavana is a collection of rocks sculptures by artists, most rocks are in their original locations. Prakriti Raga is a collection of natural rocks which are give a feeling of living creatures. This how a plaque describes this garden of rocks:
This genre of sculpture in collaboration with Nature has been developed by Subrata basu of Prakriti Bhavan, Santiniketan. This gallery is set up by Shilparamam in association with him. The living rocks are the frozen music of nature. These are Nature's gift to the people of Hyderabad. This heritage is to be preserved.

Welcome to the Living Rock Gallery.

Nature Park, Shilparamam

Shilparamam of Hyderabad is a multifaceted place for relaxation. The place is truly a wonder, thanks to the people who came up with this idea. Once you get into Shilparama you can spend endless hours window shopping, buy a cartload of stuff, eat, do boating, ride a giant wheel, see paintings, read at a library, ladies can get Henna art, ride a bullock cart, wonder at living rocks at  Prakriti Raga, swing with joy at sand garden, get yourself pencil sketched, see frozen rural sights, take a relaxing walk in Nature Park, or simply laze around. Shilparama is open between 11 and 9-30. Well, the village doesn't sleep early. There's Night Bazar if you want to stretch your evening... you can buy garments, try our Mughlai food, and even buy home made chocolates.

During my fourth trip to Shilparamam, I happened to pass by Nature Park entrance and got pulled in. The park's theme is little confusing to me. However, with all due respect to its creators, the park is indeed unique. Its a display of scrap-metal art. Its amazing to some of the creations.. I'll let the pictures take over.

park entrance. man on one side..

..animals on the other side.

sheet metal cut-outs of various creatures

Inside the park are scrap metal creations depicting mainly animals, few plant and human too

dinosaur?

desert cactus

a succulent

this sculpture is titles 'where eagles dare'

parrot

scorpions

stray cow

peacoc | cock fight

a kind of flower

a long curvy fish

Gulliver captured by Lilliputs

sculpture titled Lobster

like a pomfret

lady playing sitar

There are many more interesting sculptures of a chopper, peacocks, cubes.. Also there's one stone sculpture of a zipper. And close to Gulliver are twin rocks connected by a bridge, that's the highest point of Nature Park. The park has lot of place to move around plus places to sit. It's a nice place to relax.
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