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The ancient list of the Seven Wonders of the World can easily said to be part of our modern mythology. One of these Seven Wonders of the World is the hanging gardens of Babylon.
As the story goes, the ruler Nebuchadnezzar II built them for his homesick wife, Amyitis, around 600 BCE. She was from a […]

Rama is the most famous manifestation of the supreme God for the majority of Hindus. Rama is the seventh avatara, or manifestation, of Vishnu. Vishnu is sometimes known as the preserver.
Rama is the perfect man and his life is full of challenges and heroic deeds.
Below I have included a depiction of Rama. In this […]

Ahimsa is a Sanskrit term for the avoidance of injury (himsa). This can be interpreted as the general idea of nonviolence that Gandhi advocated. This concept is also a very important part of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.
The concept of ahimsa is sometimes thought to be a little more nuanced than what most people consider non-violence. […]

Sometimes the term Shakyamuni is used to refer to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
The term more literally can be translated into “The Sage of the Shakyas.”
Here is an image of a painting of Gautama Budhha’s (Shakyamuni’s) first sermon at the Deer Park. This painting is presently at Wat Chedi Liem in Thailand.

At the end of February the winner of the furniture design award will be decided. At present we are just down to finalists. Here is a link to images of the finalists.
My favorite is the fei stool.
Bold. Powerful. Simple. Fei Stool.

Here is an article I found about livening up a room without too much effort. It is also very pro rug, a noted bonus.

January 10th was the first day of the Islamic festival of Eid ul-Adha. This holiday occurs at the end of the Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca). Eid ul-Adha is four days long, however, the first day is the primary holiday. On this first day people are expected to dress in their finest cloths and perform […]

The dome of the rock is also beautifully decorated with mosaic both on the outside and inside. This work is an excellent example of arabesque and the use of calligraphy in architecture.
Here is an picture taken of the interior of the dome of the rock in 1914.

Due to people’s interest, I thought I would provide a quick example of arabesque in a rug.
Arabesque, in this context, is a repetition of geometric forms (often somewhat related to plant or animal forms).

Here is a brief explanation of the meaning of arabesque in Islam.