More than a hundred wind chimes, hand picked by a Feng Shui proponent and flown in from Indonesia, on display.
The ancient Roman and Asian civilisations believed that the melodious tinkling of wind chimes hung in gardens and porticos was auspicious. The Romans trusted wind chimes to ward off evil spirits, while in India, China and Japan, they were hung in every corner of temples, palaces, pagodas and homes as a charm against evil and also to frighten away birds.
“Today, wind chimes are used to maximise the flow of chi, or life’s energy,” says Veena Nanda, a Feng Shui expert who is holding a festival of more than hundred wind chimes flown in from Indonesia.
According to her, wind chimes are one of Feng Shui’s “remedies that cure and energise simultaneously”.
She says: “Wind chime tones have a healing effect on our body. They calm the mind and awaken the spirit. They bring a sense of peace and well being as they subdue the negative energy and activate the positive energy most effectively.”
The best places to hang these chimes, she says, are gardens, house entrances, balconies and meditation or prayer rooms. Besides a bamboo hollow, her chimes have intricate patterns, designs and shapes at the base.
“These days, people don’t want anything that doesn’t add to their home decor. So I took care to pick these ones,” she says.
An enthusiastic gardener, Veena has also been practising the art of bonsai for 30 years. She has been conducting regular workshops on bonsai for 18 years, and has bagged several awards for this. Her fascination with Feng Shui, particularly wind chimes, came from her interest in bonsai, which, she says, is an addiction now.
“I conduct about two workshops every month, and 20- to 65-year-olds come to learn it. Earlier, I hardly had any male students. But now, as gardening is no longer perceived as just a woman’s hobby, every batch have an equal number of men and women,” she says.
This exhibition of wind chimes is being held at her garden boutique in Indiranagar. She has many kinds of garden accessories like sculptures, garden gnomes, bird baths, terracotta toadstools, planters and water features for sale.
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