A Kodava home

Spittoon(boguni) and brass pot (hande) are used as plant holders.







Antique furniture made of Rosewood.

Village scene....

Workers return home after a hard day of labour!

Rustic simplicity.....

kids smile and enjoy the mundane things in life with a sense of ease…with a sense of contentment!!


















These kids are serenaded by nature everyday. They derive simple pleasures from simple things.

They climb trees, hunt for crabs and fish, play hide-and-seek in the coffee plantation, swim in the river, run around the dry yard throwing coffee beans up in the air…

They wet their feet in a puddle, dirty their hands in sludge, do the rain dance…

We the urban children of digital age, have become aliens to the natural world. Technology has introduced us to a new 'virtual' world. There is little time for bonding with nature. It is detrimental not only for physical fitness, but also for our mental and spiritual health.

Coffee cluster

Bethri

Cauvery River originates on the Brahmagiri hills. As the rills travel downhill, they come together, forming wider, deeper brook. In turn, brooks combine to form streams, and streams join tributaries of Kaveri.


Cauvery River at Bethri.


Tributary of Cauvery



A stream or 'thodu' near Cauvery.






Number of brooks are visible all over Kodagu.

Akki mado!

‘Akki mado’ is a process where husk, bran and brokens are separated from the milled rice.

Kodagu OJ

Freshly squeezed orange juice...Kodagu style!