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US team gives a face-lift to Kerala's rock garden
by Juhan Samuel
Palakkad
(Kerala): When we talk about a rock garden, the first
picture that comes to mind is Chandigarh's famous rock
garden. Now, Kerala too has come up with its own rock
garden, though less famous. In an effort to restore it,
a US team has arrived here. The Malampurzha Rock Garden,
located in Kerala's Palakkad District, attracts few visitors
due to its inaccessibility and dilapidated condition.
Nek Chand Foundation Coordinator Professor Tony Rojer
has arrived with a four-member team from University of
Colorado, USA to repair statues that have been spoiled.
The team includes Cory Philipps, Nancey Seghetti, Bren
Swason and Nicole Banowetz. There are hundreds of sculptures
of birds, animals, folk art-forms created from waste ceramic
pieces, broken crockery, mosaic, glass, electricity fuses
and recycled materials in the garden. "The statues were
first subjected to pressure wash, and subsequently, they
will be chiselled and the broken portions would be restored
in their original form, which will take a lot of time
and effort," said Rojer. The tourism department had sanctioned
Rs. 45 lakhs for the renovation of the garden. The garden
is the only one of its kind in South India and showcases
the cultural heritage of Palakkad District.
-Nov 24, 2008
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