IN PICS: Paatre, an ongoing curated exhibition of antique vessels in Bengaluru

Paatre, the ongoing exhibition in Bengaluru features kalchettis or stone pots, wooden masala boxes, pestles and mortars, bamboo strainers, coconut graters, nut crackers, and more Chaitali Datta, an architect from Kolkata, inherited this antique vessel from her mother-in-law who got it from her mother. In black clay with embossed designs, the moulds were used to make sandesh imprinted with intricate floral designs A wooden container from Kerala Stackable brass dabba Beaten copper pot- In history, Kabir, Guru Nanak and so many Sufi poet saints have used pots and vessels as a metaphor for life An embellished copper pot An intricately-patterened brass vessel The oval over 100-year-old hamandista 5 Exquisite Indian folk painting styles that still play inspiration for modern artists