March 2013 – Thannal Mud Homes Trust

Land Art in Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

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As a request from others after 3 years we all thought of putting this land art in this blog.We named this sculpture "Giri Vannakam", means bow to a mountain, Arunachala

Earth Architecture in Tiruvannamalai

Natural Living, Our works

Construction photos of mud house . Children really enjoyed working with mud, as well as making sculptures. Earth architecture is really a healing process.

Finishing using coconut leaf

Our works, Roof

This hut roof and walls has been covered using coconut leaf. All the parts of coconut tree are useful, so it is called “the tree which provides the necessities of life”

Bamboo hut in Tiruvannamalai

Our works, Roof, Walls

Whole idea was to start a small bamboo hut.But we decided to make a strong hut with a loft (here in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu they call it Parni for a loft).