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Butter Lamps and Oil Lamps
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You'll find oil lamps burning in Hindu and Buddhist temples throughout India, Nepal and Tibet. In these cultures fire is a symbol of transformation, for Hindus the cremation after death is a transformative process.
Indian Wooden Water Pots
We love these traditional Indian wooden water pots. We call them pots but they may be made from wood, metal or ceramic. Plastic is of course cheaper and lighter and is inevitably becoming more popular.
Indian Art - Gond Tribal Paintings
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I've been collecting Gond paintings ever since I first saw them 15 years ago in Delhi. The Gond tribe is one of central India's largest indigenous groups and their art is an expression of their everyday quest for life.Old Carved Wooden Candleholders
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The old buildings of the Kathmandu valley have beautifully detailed woodcarving on door lintels, joists, roof beams and doors - very similar to that on our old carved wooden candleholders.
The Wooden Carvings of Kathmandu
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Kathmandu, Patan & Bhaktapur were once separate kingdoms, rivalry led them to compete to produce the best architecture, resulting in some of the best on the Indian subcontinent.