Sunset Lake Colorful Woman Rajasthani Udaipur India
by Sue Jacobi
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Sunset Lake Colorful Woman Rajasthani Udaipur India
Artist
Sue Jacobi
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art Photography
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Sunset Lake Colorful Woman Rajasthani Udaipur India.
At a quaint little temple or "Mandir" along the shores of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, I came across this beautiful woman, in the colorful sunset lighting up the lake waters in a million heavenly colors. Manjari - that is her name - was relaxing, leaning on a beautifully carved stone pillar, enjoying the beauty and munching her evening snack from a tiffin box or dabba held in her hands. She is a skilled craftsperson, who sits at the temple and carves out beautiful handicrafts from pieces of marble, granite and other natural stones. Her work is wonderful and I bought a couple of artworks from her, souvenirs to take back home from my traveling, a memorable vacation.
The rich textures, colors and forms found on the walls and architecture of most temples, are characteristic in Rajasthan and many other regions of India. Generally a variety of locally mined stones are used, yielding rich textures and colors in the architecture. The stones are often carved into various shapes representing gods, human beings and animals etc.
The attire of Rajasthani women are very much focussed on colorfulness. The seasons, emotions, moods as well as status of people are displayed by the costumes of females of Rajasthan.
The everyday costume worn by Rajasthani women are very unique to the Indian State of Rajasthan. Most commonly, it consists of an upper garment called a kurti, kanchali or puthia, while the lower garment comprises of skirt or ghaghra. The third component is a veil which is draped around the skirt from lower side to upper part of the body. A number of additions and variations exist in different communities, depending, however, on the social position of the wearer. But these 3 items of clothing are usually included in the costume which is generally worn by Rajasthani women even today.
The attire of women in Rajasthan indicate their social status too. For instance, in the old days, the Rajput (royal) females who belonged to the affluent social order mainly followed the parda system. Here the women were restricted in their movement and were not allowed to show off much. Their dressy clothes were kept in private women's quarters where the women were decorated elaborately without any limitation. The female ghagras were very short displaying the exquisite leg ornaments, and they are even now displayed in the paintings from those days. But now as this parda system is becoming out-dated, the Rajasthani women's clothes are seeing a lot of transformation. The length of the ghagras (skirts) has been increased, out of a sense of modesty, to hide the legs and feet. Now days the Rajput ghagra trails all over the ground, making the women appear more beautiful and lavish. Women who work in fields, wear ghagras which stop 10cm above their ankles. Many times they even wear ankle and leg bracelets, not only for the adornment, but also for protecting the women against bites and brambles when they walk down the fields.
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