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Originally posted by: lashy

The Mughal jail carpets

The world renowned Mughal jail carpets, possibly the most expensive carpets in world at present, originated from the Mughal empire under the patronage of one of the greatest mughal emperors, Akbar.

Emperor Akbar, who was illiterate himself was a great propagator of the arts and culture. It was when it was brought to the notice of the emperor that the prisoners used to create a lot of ruckus in the jails that he decided to

reform them. Between 1520-30's he brought some of the finest weavers of carpets from the most well known carpet workshops of Persia to teach the jail birds, the art of weaving carpets.

These jail birds took a lot of pride in their work and they eventually outshone their masters. These carpets were made for the palaces in India and some were also sent abroad in the form of gifts. Since there was no shortage of money, labour or a time constraint, it could take a few hundred

weavers up to 15 years to make a single carpet.

They used the finest wools, velvets, silks and sometimes even Pashmina' (Cashmere) which is considered to be one of the most exotic fibres for weaving shawls for making these carpet. The dyes were all natural dyes/vegetable dyes extracted out of plants, rocks, minerals, insects etc.

These designs were rare and quite different from the traditional Persian , Turkish and Central Asian carpets and a lot of these designs were original Indian patterns prior to the Mughal influence. The most famous jails for carpets were Agra Jail, Lahore Jail, Amritsar Jail, Jaipur jail, Gwalior jail and Bikaner jail.

Periyamma, I am imagining your new look with the dark shades!😎

Please heed the good doc's advice and get well soon, Periyamma.🤗

What a heartfelt tribute to their beloved Ustaad.👍🏼

An ode to their guru and in a way to all the guru Sahibas here.😳

The men are keeping themselves warm by the fire but the warmth of the lines engulfs us all.

Riveting poem, Lashy Sahiba! 👏 🤗

Originally posted by: Sandhya.A

Men of Ustaad...contd.

We'll give this fight all we have, Ustaad, we will do or die.

This is the test of fire for us, we'll fight whatever come by.

We'll do our best to save you from those men wretched and sly

Every art and trick you have taught us we will diligently apply

You have been a teacher matchless, our mentor perceptive and true

You've picked us from the depths of life and under you we grew

You've taught us and trained us higher goals you helped us pursue

You made us what we are today, our teacher and guide, thankyou

You have been our true strength always, our brother precious and rare

We'll be your strength and your army, in these times of despair

Joy or sorrow, pain or pleasure, life or death, we will together share

That we succeed in saving you and our Sahiba, is now our sincere prayer

We will help you teach them a lesson, our Ustaad, with resolve we swear

Or perish in the attempt with joy for our Master beyond compare.

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The vows taken by the Men of Ustaad to fight alongside their revered teacher saviour.👏

Spellbinding, Sandy Begum!⭐️ 🤗