Mrs. Lakshmi
Bai |
Mrs.
Lakshmi Bai of Thennur, Trichy had spent the best part of
the last nine years making as many as 38 embroidery of Rajagopuram.
Choked with emotion she said that the best part of her life
was the last seven years when day-in and day-out, whether
at home, or short trips to relatives houses, she had the frame,
the thread and the Rajagopuram canvas. Chanting the name of
Lord Ranganatha, she had woven for hours at a stretch in her
work. Weaving Rajagopuram was a penance. Her family members
who extended full support to her in this venture, said that
she seems to find new energy for this work the moment she
took the canvas, though she was frail of health.
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Mrs. Vittala
Bai |
Similarly 83-year
old Mrs. Vittala Bai, mother of Mrs. Usha Sridhar, who has
completed 25 pieces said that it was indeed Lord’s blessing
that I could take this great noble work of creating Rajagopuram
images in embroidery. There are over a dozen person who had
contributed 10 to 15 pieces. |
The four septuagenarians of Sundari
Senior Citizens Home, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore, in a single
voice choked with emotion said our only mission in life is
the Rajagopuram work. Rani Ammal(72) leader of the group said
that in the past five years they were totally absorbed in
this work. Despite their age everyone spent 4 – 5 hours
everyday slowly but steadily weaving the tallest tower in
the world in the canvas. Most of the waking hours they spoke
only about the opportunity they had to participate in this
project without the Rajagopuram work we do not know how we
would have lived said Mrs. Pankajam(76) of Chennai, Dr. Chellam(75)
of Kerala, Mrs. Sulochana(70) of Pune. They had so far made
14 pieces in addition to completing over 15 half finished
pieces obtained from various parts of the country.
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HIGHEST EMBROIDERY OF RAJAGOPURAM PIECES
Mrs.
Lakshmi Bai
Trichy
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Mrs.
Vittala Bai
Trichy |
Mrs.
Kamala Manavalan
Chennai |
Mrs.
Jamuna Bai
Anaimalai
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Mrs.
Shaymala
Salem |
Mrs.
Vijeyasampath
Trichy |
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