19/05/2026
MAAYA - THE OPTICAL ILLUSION SERIES in
SIKALNAYAKANPET PENKALAMKARI - AJANTA CAVE PAINTING
Every drape tells a story of ancient heritage, timeless elegance, and masterful craftsmanship
Our latest MAAYA collective features the exquisite, world-renowned Ajanta cave paintings beautifully rendered onto the pallu, on a pure mulberry silk aesthetically handwoven
Conceptualised by
The pallu - depicts tribe of women inspired from the wall paintings of Ajanta caves
Length - 6.2 mtrs includes running blouse
Shade - all natural solid colours
Weave - pure mulberry silk base
Artwork done - In sickalnayakanpet penkalamkari natural colours
PRICE : on request and preorder
INSPIRATION- inspired from the wall paintings of the Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India, represent globally renowned masterpieces of fresco-style painting dated from the 2nd century BCE to the 5th or 6th century CE
KNOW ABOUT:
THE SIKALNAYAKANPET Penkalamkari also known as THANJAVUR Penkalamkari is native to a group of artists from Karuppur in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu and now practised in the Sikalnayakanpet region of the city, this features figurative drawings identified by black outlines and intricate borders. This craft is also called chithira paddam , the traces of pictures Thanjavur kalamkari was first patronised by Sevappa Nayak, the first Nayakaruler of Thanjavur. In 1540, he brought a contingent of artists from Karuppur to work in palaces and temples of the city and who later settled down in Sikalnayakanpet. During this period, kalamkari was used in painting temple hangings (vasamalai), panels for door frames, canopies (asmangiri), door hangings (toranams) and tubular hanging(thombai). Ornamental fabrics known as kuralams adorned with kalamkari and hung on either sides of temple chariots.
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