Chaand Kalayein
The moon grows from a thin crescent to full over a marble garden, one phase on every page.
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The moon grows from a thin crescent to full over a marble garden, one phase on every page.
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One courtyard tree through India's six seasons, from spring blossom to winter lamps.
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Magenta and coral bougainvillea spilling over whitewashed walls, sunny and joyful.
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A garland of ragas painted like miniatures, with a veena resting on every page.
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The fable forest, its friendly animals gathering a little more on every page.
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One kite's flight from the dawn rooftops, through the festival sky, to the stars.
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Blue water lilies on a still pond, in indigo and lilac watercolour.
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River clay shaped on the potter's wheel, fired and painted into a glowing lamp.
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Silk from the mulberry leaf to the loom to a woven sari in temple red and gold.
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One flower pavilion painted in nine colours, a new colour on every page.
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Yellow and peach roses with flakes of gold leaf on warm ivory paper.
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Golden phulkari embroidery on red khaddar, royal blue doors and Raag Kafi.
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A leaf boat carrying a marigold from a glacier spring, past the ghats, to the sea.
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One golden line on ivory paper that draws the whole world, page by page.
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One small white cloud carries your invitation from the snowy mountains, past lakes and monsoon rain, to your door.
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Only white flowers, with dew drops and sage leaves, quiet and elegant.
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One marble pavilion on a lotus pool, painted through the eight watches of a single day.
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A tiny sprout grows page by page into a flowering tree with a swing, glowing with lanterns at night.
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Paper pop-up scenes rise out of an open storybook, a new one on every page.
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Deep red and burgundy roses on cream paper, rich and dramatic.
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An attar maker's chest of cut-glass bottles, a different fragrance rising as soft mist on every page.
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Bhangra and giddha in golden wheat, with kites, a dhol and a village fair. No photos needed.
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An old naturalist's album of Indian birds, a pair on every page, painted in the Company School style.
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A hand-painted toy haveli opened up, a different room lit for every celebration.
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A crystal perfume bottle on silk, with a new note of its scent on every page.
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Jaipur's great stone observatory from dawn to the stars, with wide open skies.
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A dyer's courtyard where long cloths dry in the breeze, a new colour on every page.
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A day at an old flower market, from the first baskets at dawn to the last garlands at night.
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The rose attar of Kannauj, from the rose fields at dawn to the copper stills.
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A flying carpet carries the invitation over a city of blue domes and gardens.
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A painted truck drives the invitation along hills, fields and the sea.
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A tiny world under a glass dome, a different one on every page.
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A night of oud and incense in an old perfumer's house, in black, teal and gold.
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Gilded gates that part on a marigold mandala, with sky lanterns and Raag Yaman.
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Coloured chalk drawings on a school blackboard, from a village lane to the fair.
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Living root bridges over a misty green river, lit by lanterns at night.
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A clay village of round cottages, soft and bright as a toy.
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A silver rosewater sprinkler welcomes the guests with a fine mist of rosewater.
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A rose garden maze, one more turning on every page.
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A journey across India painted like old railway posters in sunburst colours.
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Sunlit water under the sea, coral and pearls on every page.
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A vintage dressing table with a perfume atomizer, in lilac and gold, at every hour.
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An ivory and rosewood chess game set in a palace hall.
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