Wednesday, January 03, 2007

The Tibetan Rug

During Ian and my recent trip to India, we spent about 9 days in Puttaparti which is the home of Sai Baba and also my friend Chris.

We dined at several eateries but the Little Tibetan Kitchen was one of our favourites. From its second floor position you could sit and watch the world go by (see our injaorbust blog).


Attached to the restaurant was a little shop where the owner of the restaurant (who was Tibetan) sold craft items of interest. On one wall was a beautiful hand-made Tibetan rug which he told me was used in temples where they were hung across the ceiling. I became mesmerised by this hand-crafted rug and wanted to buy it but the news from home was, "There is no where to put it!" So I left India without the rug.


But when I got home it continued to bug me and I knew I had to have the rug. So, through the efforts of my friend Chris, it was duly purchased and sent back here where it now hangs on the ceiling of the Purfleet Annex.

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