Color Your Day Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Textile of Rajasthan has a fascinating range of dyed and block printing fabrics. Each state has its own special colour-scheme design and technique. The various types of Textile are:

Hand-block prints- the quilts of Sanganer, Bagru are the favourites.

Tie and dye- Bandhej, Bandani, Lehriya, Batik, Mothra, Ekdali, Shikari, Cheent comes under this category.

Bandhej- Bandhej of Jodhpur, Sikar, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Pali, Udaipur, Jaipur is more popular. The lehriya is an entire line of cloth is dyed in different colours. Udaipur's lehriya work is well known. Samdar Lehar, Phagun are the designs to be worn in the spring season.

Textile and fabric colouring and dying can be seen at length in the communities of Leelgarhs and Rangrez. The Chunari and Bandhej (the art of tying a small point on the cloth by threads and later dyed with the required colours.

After drying when opened, there is a small circle in the white splashed around the fabric)is known as tie and dye.

Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner are famous for this. In addition, the art of embellished fabrics with embroidery using thread-work, mirror work or gold brocade is prevalent.

Block Printing in vegetable dyes is another famous art. Carved wooden blocks soaked in different colours and pasted on the fabric. Main Market of these products are Jaipur, Sanganer and Bagru.

Zari - Gota, zardosi, banarsi for formal and bridal ensembles, metallic and threaded embroidery.

InasiaJones, deblink, jcdurka1, anitaj, evanrizo, thaprem, partha, doubay, guitianmiranda has marked this note useful

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InasiaJones (20705) 2007-03-28 4:07

Hi Panos,

The tunnel of a kaleidoscope, where textile plays the role of an hallucinating spectrum of colours.

This creative and claustrophobic view is a a funny and insightful look at the indian culture through the way they are doing business. Once you visit these shops, they will show you every possible models you want to see and even the one’s you don’t...

Fascinating and instructive.

Well done!

André

deblink (2548) 2007-03-28 4:07

You have captured fantastic colours in the daily life shot Panos. They are so vibrant. Your POV is great too. Nice capture.
Cheers,
Debbie

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patrickb (48) 2007-03-28 4:16

Hi Panos. WOW all that colour, fantastic. The shape of the display shelves almost draws you into the shop. Good info on the note.
Well done
Regards
Patrick

phani1977 (4) 2007-03-28 4:21

Its has got the look of kaleidoscope. All the colours of indian festival celebration we can see here. The level of capture is very good.
Rang De Basanti...........

scalerman (25787) 2007-03-28 4:43

Panos: another fine fish-eye shot. With the one just a few thumbs above this one, a really unique day here on TE. gest, c

crhieatt (5145) 2007-03-28 5:46

Panos,
An amazing capsule of colour you've brought us here. Excellent for the wide angle lens. Good work.
Regards
Colin

jcdurka1 (1940) 2007-03-28 6:20

Nice close up picture, in which we are inside the life of people in this shop, ready to but something. It's full of color.
Nice regards,
Jean-Claude

evanrizo (456) 2007-03-28 6:34

Γειάσου Πάνο με την καταπληκτική σου δουλειά.
Είναι ένα χάρμα οφθαλμών η πολυχρωμία, η σύνθεση, το βάθος και οι άνθρωποι.
Καλό απόγευμα φίλε.
Βαγέλης

jjbach (9111) 2007-03-29 18:31

Γειά σου Πάνο,
Καταπληκτικό στιγμιότυπο γεμάτο υπέροχα ζωντανά χρώματα και καταπληκτική προοπτική. Το αθρώπινο στοιχείο σίγουρα βοηθάει την σύνθεση και της δίνει άλλο ενδιαφέρον. Υπέροχη δουλειά.

Φιλικά Γιάννης

Cretense (57010) 2007-03-31 5:05

Geia sou Pano!

Yperoxi "fish eye" aisthisi, katapliktiki synthesi kai yperoxa ektiflotika xromata. Perasa kai ego prin apo dyo xronia apo to syngekrimeno magazi. Sygxaritiria!

Iraklis

partha (13667) 2007-04-02 5:36

Hi Panos,
Wonderfully give the effect of distortion of the wide angle. Nice colourful framing and good pre visualised shot.
Regards.
Partha

doubay (5043) 2007-05-02 15:37

Gia su Pano,
fandastiki fotografia me apithana, zondana chromata. Poli epitichimeni i epilogi tis optikis gonias. O evrigonios fakos ekane exeretika dulia.
Den poliparakolutho India ke Asia ke mu ichan xefigi i fotografies su. Erixa mia matia stin galery su ke diapistosa oti echis anevasi merikes pragmatika ekpliktikes fotografies.
Filika
Andreas

abdur (81) 2007-07-08 23:59

This one is just wonderful. Amazing color and view. Thanks.

nd2k (0) 2008-01-05 5:14

Wow Panos! You have got a good eye for photography.Fasinating colours of these clothes drives attention of everyone and force them to buy this stuff:-) sometime you feel bad being born as guy because they are all mainly for female gender ..ha ha Just Kidding.

guitianmiranda (3790) 2009-01-28 10:13

Real interesting and instructive textile shop, this is one of the reasons I like TE, to learn about the world.

Best regards Panos.

Photo Information

Copyright: Panos E Kazanelis (kazan) (775)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-19
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G ED IF DX AF-S, Lexar 4GBs 133x, Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/4, 1/25 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-03-28 3:56