Anosy Avaratra Travel Guide

  Do you see houses ? Wrong ! Those are...
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  • Do you see houses ? Wrong ! Those are tombs!
      Do you see houses ? Wrong ! Those are...
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  • Tranomanara are only to find above noblemen tombs
      Tranomanara are only to find above...
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  • Shopping for art & craft is Ok in Anosy Avaratra
      Shopping for art & craft is Ok in Anosy...
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  • Red, carmin were only for the then noblemen
      Red, carmin were only for the then...
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  • Watch out the abstract motives of the fresca !
      Watch out the abstract motives of the...
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Portraits, landscapes... impressionism

Portraits, landscapes... impressionism, Anosy Avaratra

 Norali Says:  Impressionist paintings, incl. market sceneries, landscapes.I have a thing for those... Has been a strong taste for landscapes for years.Portraits are just sneaking on top of my preference scale. Maybe the emotion in them would have to do with that. I'm more & more expecting... 

Ateliers Zacaranda: Watercolours, Batik w/ Malagasy sceneries

Ateliers Zacaranda: Watercolours, Batik w/ Malagasy sceneries, Anosy Avaratra

 Norali Says:  Both the workshop ("Atelier") & the shop were in Anosy area. Go there for paintings (impressionists, portraits), watercolours, batik materials as well painted silk material.On picture #1, the watercolour painting I bought in 2000... because the sight of it suddenly reminded... 

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Red elements used as features of tombs

Red elements used as features of tombs, Anosy Avaratra

 Norali Says:  What would probably shock Westerners & most Christians of the world is all correct for Merina noble(wo)men. What I'm referring to is the use of red shades as colours of tranomanara. For the tranomanara being an distinctive feature of noblemen's tombs, what could be more... 

Tranomanara

Tranomanara, Anosy Avaratra

 Norali Says:  Anosy avaratra is one of those places where to find traditional tomb architecture. Here, you'll find the typical Merina noblemen tombs. One of its distinctive features is that a Merina noblemen tomb has this little wooden hut above it. The little hut is called "tranomanara"... 

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Anosy noblemen tombs

Anosy noblemen tombs, Anosy Avaratra

 Norali Says:  Well, the area has more than only being the place where a part of my ancestor originates & was buried. lolIt is one of those places where to find traditional tomb architecture. Here, you'll find the typical Merina noblemen tombs. Some distinctive features: - a Merina... 

Anosy Avaratra

Anosy Avaratra, Anosy Avaratra

 Norali Says:  For Anosy Avaratra being about 2-3 kilometers from my place, I use(d) to pass by very frequently. It is on my way to the city center so at (old) times, I used to pass there 4 times a day... The same as with Lazaina village.I've never dedicated a full day to visit the village... 

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 For Anosy Avaratra being about 2-3 kilometers from my place, I use(d) to pass by very frequently. It is on my way to the city center so at (old) times, I used... 

 

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For the tombs, the views & more... much more !

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 Very few pictures but some surprises and memories. Still, the page will be a short one... I was busy chatting with a kind local man instead of taking pictures. And, well, no bad in that... in the... 

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