Hands-On
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Learn the skill of shelter making by working with your hands on in our Natural building kalari.
2023 Workshop Schedule
Natural building workshops are the platforms where people understand the significance of Natural Buildings through sensing various materials used, how they are prepared, hands-on experience on indigenous techniques, observe experimentations and completed projects and know about pioneer natural builders from around the world. More than this, participants can connect with other like-minded people through Thannal and learn from their own life experiences about why they have chosen for a natural building.
Workshops are open to everyone regardless of the profession they belong to. Anyone interested can attend the course and learn about the simple methods. We encourage families and kids being a part of this course as it integrates everyone in nature and shows a path to how buildings can be made causing less harm to the environment.
We have workshop for precise objectives with variations in the schedule so as to suite the demands of distinct groups and for clear-cut understanding of the fundamentals of the specific subject.

Two Day
Common Man Workshop
2 Day Workshop Basics of how to do a Natural Building for yourself, learn different types of Foundation, Wall Systems & Finishes.
Location: Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu.

One Day
Plastering & Flooring workshop
Five Natural Plasters in Mud, Mud+Lime and Lime, with different admixtures, natural gums and Lime Wash with natural colours.
Location: Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu.

TEN Day
10-day Natural Building Course
Detailed course in Natural Building including Foundation, Wall Systems, Flooring, Roofing & Finishes. Includes Site Visits to our projects and old mud houses.
Location: Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu.

Three Day
Native Farmers Workshop
This workshop is exclusively for native villagers, who knows only their language and changed into an alternate lifestyle, working deeply in natural farming, oil extraction etc.
Location: Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu.

Three Day
REVIVAL WORKSHOP: THAPPI-ARAISH PLASTER
Hands-on learning Lime in form of Thappi- Lohi & Araish Plaster and Lime Flooring from master masons from Rajasthan. Through this workshop, we attempt to revive this traditional method of plastering.
Location: Tiruvanamalai, Tamil NadU

Two Day
Awakening workshop for Students
This course is only for group of students from a college – institution or university. Hands-on Course with Rural study and hands-on in Cob, Wattle & Daub, Adobe, CSMB and Natural Finishes.
Location: Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
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