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    "We have had the pleasure of associating with CHAYA for over 5 Years. They work with meticulous planning & come up with expert suggestions"
    Hema & Ramnath
    Cochin, India

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    "Mind blowing, impeccable, divine, ethnic, exemplary, beautiful, customer experience are some of the words which come to my mind when I think of CHAYA paintings & art work."
    Mr.Ashwin Venkatesan
    USA & India

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    "Our one stop shop for all our creative needs. We think it & CHAYA captures that thought and executes the idea to perfection! And just like that each of our ideas have now been preserved for posterity!"
    Ms.Vaishali Ramani
    Paris, France

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    "Awesome customization, structured detailing, order record, beautiful painting,safe packaging and prompt delivery!"
    Ms.P. Madhu
    Bangalore, India

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    "Made a right choice to shop for gift from Chaya. It was all online. An awesome Tanjore painting, spent few minutes to find what I liked, until delivery within time agreed, everything was efficient."
    Mr.G Uday
    Kuwait

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    "I ordered baby golu padi and marapachi dolls. Loved the detailed art work done on the golu padi."
    Ms.Nithya Arun
    Ontario,Canada

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    "Love Love this place!!! Just received my paintings to add to my already existing CHAYA collection"
    Ms.Preethi Sridhara
    California, USA

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    "Chaya is my one shop solution for gifts, quintessentially Indian but work well with people from different cultures.Most satisfying was my recent order of the tanjore worked frame of dance mudras was done beautifully, on time, packed very nicely & within the budgets we agreed on"
    Mrs.Aruna Anand
    Wife & Manager of Chess Champion Anand

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    "The beautiful 5ft X 4ft Ananthapadmanabha is the pride of our living room in Mumbai. The entire process has been a seamless & happy experience.There is more that we want from you soon."
    Mrs.Girija Jayasankar
    Mumbai

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    "CHAYAs paintings have an old-world charm & ethnic feel, among the best we have seen. Our paintings arrived in the US in perfect shape. Thank you CHAYA, for your professional and outstanding work"
    Shankar & Usha, Texas- USA

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    "Congratulations for bringing a beautiful store to Chennai which displays the rich heritage and artistic handicraft of India. I wish CHAYA all the very best and hope this space will showcase the master pieces of great artists, since Smt Champa Kumar herself is an artist and connoisseur of great repute."
    Gopika Varma-Mohiniyattam Exponent

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    "The reason I buy the work of Chaya is because of the clarity in work and the facial features. The gods look so divine."
    Mrs.Andal Agoram - Chennai.

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    "Like the fact that its handled by two generations...an interesting combination of youth and experience....Very personalized at the same time professional...Plenty of clarity in ....one knows exactly the expenditure involved while placing orders...Quality of work is very good....Very satisfied customer....All the best!"
    Mrs.Padmavathy Gunasekhar - Chennai.

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    "Always been fascinated by CHAYAs work. It captures the timeless appeal of Indian deities. Over the years have collected their work avidly."
    Mrs.Kausalya Neelakantan - Chennai.

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    "The paintings arrived safe in Delhi. The packing was done extremely well. I was very happy to see the paintings that had the signature Chaya style. Every one of our friends and teachers were thrilled to receive them and all of them appreciated the clarity and the beauty of the paintings.Thank you so much for your special attention and effort once again."
    T.S.Ramji & Meena-New Delhi

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    "Excellent tanjore paintings. I bought some recently for a Rotary national event and they were a big hit with every one. great job and thanks for the prompt delivery of the paintings"
    Mrs.Nalini Prabhakar - Chennai.

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Tanjore Paintings Info

Tanjore painting is an extraordinary visual amalgamation of both art and crafts. It is rich and exquisite in its art form and materials used.  The characteristics of the tanjore paintings are its brilliant colour schemes the use of semi precious stones & the relief work covered with REAL 22 carat gold leaf that lasts for generations! Tanjore painting is not just any art. Its an invesment for future generations too. :)

Chaya works with both expert and senior artists. Under Expert artists, we have the Master artist (Facial features are exquisite - order time is min 4 to 6 months), Antique artists (order time 4 to 8 weeks) and Hi-Emboss artists (a labour oriented process. order time 2 to 4 months). Under Senior artists - We have a variety of artists, with each having their own distinct style. The prices of the painting will differ based on the artist, the type of painting, size of painting, the number of figures and the frame . Delivery time depends on our current orders, artist availability, and number of pieces required. 

We carry in the retail store framed pieces of only the below sizes ready to buy. 
 
Senior artist only:
Sizes in inches (outer size with frame )
4"x4" (5.5x5.5)
6"x 8" (8x10)
8"x10" (11x13)
 
Expert and senior artists:
 
10"x12" (13x15)
12" x 15" (15x18)
16"x 20" (20x24)
18"x 24" (23x29)
 
All sizes above 18x24 inch are made to order only.
 
 
The paintings are all framed with Chettinad Teak Wood frame +Acrylic 
 
The general rule of thumb is, a painting that is 6x8 inches, will have only 1 figure with not too many embellishments. What we we can do in a small size, we can always do in a large size. The reverse will not work. Hence a painting that is 6x8 inches will have 1 figure, 2 figures min 8x10 inches, 3-4 figures min 10x12 inches and so on. 
 
With regards to larger size painting, any size greater than an 18x24, the cost is based on sq feet only. 

A traditional  Tanjore painting is done with wood as its base. Here is a brief flowchart on how it goes - On a water-proofply- a cloth with some preperations is stuck - the board is made smooth using stone- The sketch is drawn - stones are placed- relief work done - gold foil stick over the relief work and stones - colours are painted - final highlights to the painting - framed with chettinad frame (with acrylic)  - ready to be hung! 

While, traditional paintings mostly depict only Hindu gods and goddesses, with Krishna being the most popular, more recently, the art has extended to all religions such as Jesus, Mary, Mecca, Mahaveera, Sai, Buddha and also non religious subjects like  animals, birds & flowers. We can pretty much do any figure with a tanjore gold touch to it. The paintings are further enriched with ornate beautiful frames. This adds another 2-3 inches overall to the painting size.

 
We SHIP anywhere in the world! Do email us at infochayatanjore@gmail.com for further information. Please also feel free to call or whatsapp us at +918778758171. 
 
Buying tanjore art from CHAYA greatly supports our cause of keeping up this wonderful rich traditional art. We thank you for your encouragement :)

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