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| | Janaka Studio |
 | | Since the mid-nineties, the Janaka Art Studio in ‘Ravena’, one of the settlements in Auroville’s Greenbelt, finds artists from north and south America, Europe and Asia working together in the tranquil atmosphere of the place, researching sacred art from different traditions using south Indian techniques, in particular those of traditional Thanjavur art*. |
 | | Initiative was taken by Jocelyn of Silence, who, originally from USA, has lived in Auroville since 1969 when she began working in New Creation. |
 | | Other influences led to the use of gems and gold in the paintings, which are loved and cherished by people in south India. |
| www.auroville.org /art&culture/janakastudio.htm (567 words) |
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