Friday, February 15, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Times of yore
Once upon a time, when wild animals fearlessly roamed around in Kodagu, hunting was a favorite pastime.
A display of antelope's horn.
Hunting competitions were quite popular those days. For athletic Kodava men raised on weapons and warfare, hunting gave an opportunity to demonstrate their skills. In the vast forests of Kodagu there were numerous herds of deer and the hunters preferred it for target practice. In addition, there were Bison, Tiger, Elephant, Leopard, wild Boar and Bears.
Hunter’s house featured a mixed array of embalmed animals. They were mounted on the wall for display.
All these animals were pursued with the help of different firearms. There were no stringent regulations those days. A 'thoke' was a requisite to every household.
Hunter exhibits his collection of rifles.
PS:These pics were taken at the AT mansion, Virajpet (now a commercial property) Kindly contact the blog administrator if anyone has objection.
A display of antelope's horn.
Hunting competitions were quite popular those days. For athletic Kodava men raised on weapons and warfare, hunting gave an opportunity to demonstrate their skills. In the vast forests of Kodagu there were numerous herds of deer and the hunters preferred it for target practice. In addition, there were Bison, Tiger, Elephant, Leopard, wild Boar and Bears.
Hunter’s house featured a mixed array of embalmed animals. They were mounted on the wall for display.
All these animals were pursued with the help of different firearms. There were no stringent regulations those days. A 'thoke' was a requisite to every household.
Hunter exhibits his collection of rifles.
PS:These pics were taken at the AT mansion, Virajpet (now a commercial property) Kindly contact the blog administrator if anyone has objection.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Cosmo
Grandma says she is blessed to be in Kodagu. She has a nice garden. Every now and then, she brings freshly cut flowers into her home and arranges them beautifully in a vase. Here is a picture of Cosmo Bipinnatus from her garden. The maid called this flower ‘Paathe Poo”!!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Interesting coffee table!
This coffee table is a conversation piece. The rosewood table top is propped on an elephant’s leg.
Trunk of an Elephant.
PS:These pics were taken at the ATT mansion, Virajpet (now a commercial property) Kindly contact the blog administrator if anyone has objection.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Hay fun!
When I am in Kodagu, I hang out with my cousins and other kids in the neighbourhod and do fun things. In December, our barn was full of hay.I had a blast...
We jumped up and down. We wrestled and ruffled around on the haystack.After a while, we got itchy!!
I heard there is a shortage of labourers in Kodagu!!We helped the labourers to load the truck. I don’t mind trading school work for manual work during holidays.
This pooch is doing a sniff-test on hay!!
Ponappa
Class 5
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