A surprise call this morning prompted me to fish out these pictures for my blog. I had the chance to join a conducted tour of Kalakshetra a few years ago.
Despite having lived in the vicinity of the Temple of Arts for most of my life, I remember it being full of surprises for me. And, there was something spiritual about the campus for me.
Despite having lived in the vicinity of the Temple of Arts for most of my life, I remember it being full of surprises for me. And, there was something spiritual about the campus for me.
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| The Banyan Tree which came as a sapling from the original home of Kalakshetra in the Theosophical Society and is now the nerve centre of the campus |
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| Dance classes in progress under the banyan tree |
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| Open classroom |
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| Entrance to one of the many dance cottages on the campus where classes are conducted |
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| Some more of the cottages - simple yet beautiful! |
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| A guest house on the campus |
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| A bust of Rabindranath Tagore, who founded a similar institution in Shantiniketan |
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| Mahavishnu |
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| The campus notice board - how neat! |
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| A campus pet too! |
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| Padmapushkarini - the lotus pond! Revived recently to host music concerts |
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| The Koothamabalam - an auditorium built in the style of Kerala theatre, has been in the renovation mode for a while now. Attending performances in this theatre is a wonderful experience. |
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| A multipurpose hall - the simplicity and beauty of the buildings is indeed what makes the campus special |
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| Terracotta guardians of the campus |
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| The Ayyanar horses |
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| More terracotta guardians |
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| Not the terracotta warriors, really! |
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| The guardians in their splendour! |
