A Thanjavur Marathi Heritage House .

I had the unique opportunity of visiting my sister's relative in Thanjavur and their home preserved
with all its decor from the ancient times. This house I learn is over 200 years old.  I was thrilled to see
such a place and wished I could have taken more pictures but I really could not keep clicking away
pictures inside the house of people I barely knew!
However here are a few pictures I did take......

1) This was a sort of Dev Ghar soon as we entered. Don't miss the beautiful ancient Thanjavur Paintings!
I heard that the family who used to live here arranged their Navaratri Kolu in front of this. And to this
date is a "Kunt" (temple tank) shaped in the floor in front of this 'Dev ghar' !The "Laandra" ( lantern)
that are seen hanging from the ceiling are a thing from the past indeed!

2) A lot of homes in those days had a "chopala" ( a large swing) where the lady or man of the house
would take his afternoon siesta. Here is a picture of the " chopala" in this house.

3) This is indeed a rare "Tulsi Brindavan" . Made of copper with engraved design , it is one of a kind .

Kudos to the people who preserved this peice!  This was in the 'angan'(courtyard) of the house