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Teej Festival

  Teej Festival is well known in the entire world as it only celebrated in Jaipur. Married Women pray Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to live a happy married life with their husband. Beside this, Teej is also known for beautiful coloured dressed, jewellery, happiness and enthusiasm, regardless the scoail differences. On the Teej idol of Goddess Parvati is taken in the market from the city palace so general public can take a view of royal goddess. Etymologically, the festival ‘Teej’ gets its name from a small red insect called ‘Teej’ that maked its appearrpance during the monsoon. During the Festival women apply ‘mehendi’ (floral patterns made with henna paste) on their hands and feet, wear beautiful sarees with matching bangles and ornaments on this day. Usually, green is the more favoured colour especially during ‘Hariyali Teej’. Those observing Teej get cosmetic items and jewellery for ‘Shringara’ by their parents. Women offer decorated coconut to their relatives. They visit...

Two French engineers at Villa 243

 Hello, Bonjour, Namaste ! We are here for new adventures. As you all know I am doing an internship at Dwarka Jewel company.  I met two others French students -- both engineers -- from Lyon and Rennes. We shared our experience so far about living in India and what it's like to work abroad. Yesterday we hang out at Villa 243, a wonderful Boutique - Hotel which design is a fusion of style. A lot of tourists and foreigners come to feel the Zen ambiance of this place. The hotel is well located in Jaipur.  Rami and Aurelien  are two polytechnics engineers. They came in Jaipur to do an internship in their field. One of them Rami will work at the Manufacture of Dwarka Jewel. His tasks will be mostly the optimization of the material.  We took some pictures of the evening night at Villa 243. See you for the next adventure guys ! Bisous, Ines.

Fêtes des couleurs en Inde

  Chaque année, Holi est fêtée partout en Inde, du Nord au Sud, ainsi que par les communautés indiennes à l’étranger. Cette fête religieuse hindoue, qui marque la fin de l’hiver et le début du printemps, est célébrée au cours de la pleine lune du mois de Phâlguna (février-mars). Le jour de Holi, tout le monde se jette des poudres et de l’eau colorées dessus. Holi a lieu le 8 mars. Alors préparez-vous.  L’origine de la fête Comme de nombreuses célébrations en Inde, Holi tire son origine de la mythologie hindoue. La légende raconte que le roi Hiranyakashipu régnait en despote, semant le trouble autour de lui. Fier et arrogant, il exigeait que tout le monde se prosterne à ses pieds. Malheureusement pour lui, son propre fils Prahlad lui préférait le dieu Vishnull. Hiranyakashipu voulut alors se débarrasser de son fils. Il essaya plusieurs fois de le tuer mais en vain. Il demanda alors de l’aide à sa sœur Holika, qui avait le don particulier de ne pas craindre le feu. Le roi d...

Les artisans de Jaipur

 L'art ancien du BlockPrint et sa signification Certaines traditions sont universelles. Ici, nous mettons en lumière un seul métier - comment il est adapté, repensé et refait pour le 21e siècle. L'impression au bloc est l'un des plus anciens types de gravure en Inde. Les professionels impriment des longueurs de tissu, généralement sur du coton ou de la soie, avec des blocs de bois sculptés à la main. L'impression commence par le dessin dessiné sur papier puis transféré au crayon sur le bloc de teck. Le design est méticuleusement sculpté à la main à l'aide d'un marteau et d'un burin. Parfois, un bloc de laiton ou de cuivre est utilisé pour les tirages fins. Les patines ou tables d'impression mesurent plusieurs mètres de long et sont soigneusement préparées avec des couches de toile de jute et de tissu de base pour amortir la surface, permettant aux colorants d'être absorbés uniformément. Le tissu à imprimer est tendu sur la table d'impression et f...

Jaipur in India, paradise of jewelry creation

 Foreigners flock from all over the world to this city of Rajasthan to imagine and have their collections made. You will come across major brands and independent designers. The semi-precious stones of Jaipur In addition to its many historical and cultural attractions, Jaipur is renowned for its ancestral craft: stone cutting. The great jewelers all meet in this city to exchange, sell or buy precious or semi-precious stones. Everything is traded in small workshops in the city, and there is even a street market dedicated to the trading of precious stones. The stones sold in Jaipur come from all over the world in their raw state. They are then cut, then mounted on jewelry. There are all kinds of stone shops in the pink city: small family shops where Indians come to choose their favorite stone and have it mounted in a ring or necklace for example. But also it is here that you can go to the biggest wholesalers of stone jewelry, whether silver or gold. Jewelry buyers can spend weeks choo...

Ines the French Intern

Namaste ! Bonjour, Hello, My name is Ines, I am the new intern at Dwarka Jewel company. I came in India seven days ago and this is my first time here in India. I was lucky to have a few free days to explore Jaipur and I loved it. India has an amazing culture and Jaipur is an amazing city. I have already visited some monuments like: Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Monkey Temple and Nahargarh Fort. Here some pictures I took.  My internship is going well so far. The company is specialized in ethnic jewelry in gold and silver since 1978. Many foreigners want to work with them because the know-how is unique and the creation is handmade. Bisous, Ines 

The Beauty of Jaipur

  What to visit in Jaipur?  Amber Fort : Day Trip from Jaipur Amber Fort is a real fortress nestled on the hillside 11 km from Jaipur, in the state of Rajasthan. This fortress which overlooks Jaipur from the top of a hill is the most important tourist attraction. The city of Amber was originally built by Meenas and was later fortified by Raja Man Singh I. You can savor the unique moments of ecstasy riding an elephant as you make your way to  Amber Fort. The Amber Fort is renowned for its specific elements of Hindu art. Thanks to its huge walls and a whole series of gates and paved ways, the fort dominates the central lake of Maota, which is the source of water supply for the site. Amber Fort, also known as Amber Palace, housed members of the royal family of Rajput Maharajas for centuries. The fort, along with two other fortifications, stands on the CheelkaTeela (Hill of the Eagles) which belongs to the Aravalli range. The forts of Amber, Jaigarh (in the north) and Naharg...