Ancient Homes of India

Samurai · 13th January 2009, 12:37

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Originally Posted by rajshenoy

Samurai, T he very first pic with paddy fields reminded me of that serial "Guddeda bhoota"

i guess you have clicked this pic in same angle infact

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Originally Posted by MuraliR

Exactly my views too - the first pic with the coconut tree reminds me of Guddadha Bhootha.

Actually it is the second house that hosted the Guddadha Bhoota serial, not the first one. I didn't take a distance shot of the Guddadha Bhoota house.

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Originally Posted by kutlee

nice pics. look at those pillars and doors. isn't chavadi a malayalam work. think should travel in north kerala and east kerala and make a good report.

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Originally Posted by swathyd

They are similar to old houses of north kerala . But the ambience and nuances make it really different . There is a more spiritual and simple feeling to karnataka homes than kerala homes.

Geographically the current Kerala and Coastal Karnataka are contiguous and historical had very similar customs and cuisine. Man, I gotta photograph my dad's ancestral home soon, before MRPL or Mangalore SEZ makes complete mess out of it.

I am renaming this thread so that members can post other ancient homes outside of coastal Karnataka.

vnabhi · 13th January 2009, 12:47

Nice pics, Samurai! The exterior shots of the house resembles my ancestral home at Southern Orissa, but it did not have the exquisite wood carvings on the pillars and ceilings, though it was built in the same era.
It's a pity that we had to sell it 3 decades ago.

kutlee · 13th January 2009, 12:48

spitfire, please post the pics. i think the name is Kunnathu Veedu (meaning kunnathu house). i have seen quite good new style old nalukettu and new style Verandah houses. most are crap. but some are easily beautiful. Please post the old red oxide mirror floors. just love them.

got a pic of kunnathu house from flickr

deepclutch · 13th January 2009, 14:50

thanks for the new thread.people from kerala will feel the nostalgia.
My family's Tharavad is at Bharanganam ,Pala(Kottayam).I lost the old pics with me.Now ,they rebuilt tharavad with the old tharavad "inside"!

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I have noticed that many of the landlord houses are based near a river(in Kerala).
sadly ,many of the ara-pura veedu were dismantled for wood decades ago itself .
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Originally Posted by swathyd

They are similar to old houses of north kerala . But the ambience and nuances make it really different . There is a more spiritual and simple feeling to karnataka homes than kerala homes. Any how keep posting more pictures of old karnataka homes. I have travelled through shimoga and there also exists some old homes similar to that of south kerala (central travancore) even the cattle shed is similar to that region of kerala . The topography is also similar.

Good job , continue it with more pictures of old homes from entire karnataka. Kerala homes have vanished long before .

Will you explain the difference between the architecture of north kerala and south kerala.

Torque-ative · 13th January 2009, 16:35

Rated it 5 stars,...it reminds me of my childhood. Nostalgia is a bitter sweet thing ?!

vvnagan · 13th January 2009, 17:20

Samurai, awesome pics.
Guddada Bhoota - what an awesome serial. Thanks for bringing back memories.

lohithrao · 13th January 2009, 17:29

hmmm v true "Guddada Bhoota" was a great serial...guess we cant find it on net?

yogi1771 · 13th January 2009, 19:44

Super photos Samurai.Does anyone have the title song of the serial "Guddada Bhoota".

Technocrat · 13th January 2009, 19:49

Great pictures Samurai

Btw the house in first post looks similar to the one shown in the Movie Malamaal Weekly

Samurai · 13th January 2009, 20:43

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Originally Posted by yogi1771

Super photos Samurai.Does anyone have the title song of the serial "Guddada Bhoota".

Here you go... the song is in Tulu language.

YouTube - Guddada bootha theme song

carfreak · 13th January 2009, 22:22

Hi samurai, where exactly in udupi are these homes?can i get to see them?they look really wonderful!!

speed kills · 14th January 2009, 00:23

Here's a pic of our home at Fort Cochin.
Was built by the British more than 100 years back.

abhinav.gupta88 · 14th January 2009, 00:25

Will a 50 year old house with some renovation et all be considered ancient

Samurai · 14th January 2009, 00:33

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Originally Posted by speed kills

Here's a pic of our home at Fort Cochin.
Was built by the British more than 100 years back.

It is a beautiful home, but reminds me of the grandfather's axe or George Washington's axe.

Jomz · 14th January 2009, 05:36

some office of a pretty old temple in pazhoor,ernakulam kerala.
was there with my sis and her hubby to take some pics for her wedding album.. sure that place looked old..

13th January 2009, 12:47	#17
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,958 Thanked: 2,393 Times View My Garage	Nice pics, Samurai! The exterior shots of the house resembles my ancestral home at Southern Orissa, but it did not have the exquisite wood carvings on the pillars and ceilings, though it was built in the same era. It's a pity that we had to sell it 3 decades ago.
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kutlee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,141 Thanked: 232 Times View My Garage	spitfire, please post the pics. i think the name is Kunnathu Veedu (meaning kunnathu house). i have seen quite good new style old nalukettu and new style Verandah houses. most are crap. but some are easily beautiful. Please post the old red oxide mirror floors. just love them. got a pic of kunnathu house from flickr Attached Thumbnails Last edited by kutlee : 13th January 2009 at 12:54.
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Torque-ative BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 500 Thanked: 89 Times	Rated it 5 stars,...it reminds me of my childhood. Nostalgia is a bitter sweet thing ?!
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vvnagan BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 98 Thanked: 20 Times	Samurai, awesome pics. Guddada Bhoota - what an awesome serial. Thanks for bringing back memories.
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13th January 2009, 17:29	#22
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	hmmm v true "Guddada Bhoota" was a great serial...guess we cant find it on net?
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yogi1771 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 697 Thanked: 15 Times	Super photos Samurai.Does anyone have the title song of the serial "Guddada Bhoota".
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Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Great pictures Samurai Btw the house in first post looks similar to the one shown in the Movie Malamaal Weekly
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carfreak BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Udupi Posts: 599 Thanked: 342 Times	Hi samurai, where exactly in udupi are these homes?can i get to see them?they look really wonderful!!
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14th January 2009, 00:23	#27
speed kills BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 709 Thanked: 2,288 Times	Here's a pic of our home at Fort Cochin. Was built by the British more than 100 years back. Attached Thumbnails
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abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Will a 50 year old house with some renovation et all be considered ancient
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Jomz BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Detroit, MI,USA Posts: 834 Thanked: 335 Times	some office of a pretty old temple in pazhoor,ernakulam kerala. was there with my sis and her hubby to take some pics for her wedding album.. sure that place looked old.. Attached Thumbnails
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