https://ashor.house/ monthly 1.0 https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-d_mustard.d44d2fd7.webpA mustard field in full bloom at first light, a path running into the fog toward a lone date palm and a figure in a shawl. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-d_brick.98588397.webpThe wall of an old brick temple carved with terracotta lotuses and vines, in low afternoon sun. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-d_river.637e6a90.webpA wooden country boat with a patched square sail on the wide Padma at dusk, a second boat far off. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-d_mangrove.e4e0b975.webpA tidal creek in the Sundarbans after sunrise, light falling through the mangroves onto an empty wooden boat. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-aerial.24b4981c.webpHouse One from above at dusk: brick pavilions on a raised plinth by the river, the courtyard pool and its great tree, the round room, the long hall, four walled garden rooms and the ghat. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c1.13ad0e55.webpPale green bitter gourd granita piled over dark forest honey in a small celadon bowl, topped with a fried neem leaf. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c2.2d0ab9a5.webpCharred water spinach in a black bowl of clear golden broth, scattered with puffed rice. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c3.a9a98712.webpAmber lentil consommé poured from a tiny brass pot over a poached quail egg, with five-spice oil on top. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c4.03fcb70a.webpFive small quenelles of mashes in five colours on a slim terracotta board, each topped with a lotus-root crisp. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c5.69e1641f.webpAn opened banana-leaf parcel of steamed hilsa on a hammered brass plate, with a pale mustard butter sauce and dots of kasundi. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c6.63694a21.webpSlices of lacquered roast duck fanned on a dark plate, with a steamed rice cake, a pool of black jus and curls of green citrus peel. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c7.6056a7b1.webpA quenelle of deep red tomato and date sorbet in a small clay cup, with one drop of mustard. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c8.9e96692f.webpA jaggery soufflé risen above a small clay pot, with yoghurt ice cream in a tiny clay cup beside it. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-c9.c2eed421.webpDark chocolate bonbons wrapped in betel leaves on a small brass tray, with sugared fennel, rose-petal jam and cardamom. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-bar.ce1fcbe7.webpThe bar at dusk: a cut-glass tumbler over a single block of ice on a dark teak counter, a green coconut and betel leaves, and the river through brick arches. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-lastlamp.a34840d4.webpLate at night on the river steps: a row of clay lamps along a brick ledge, all but one gone out, thin smoke rising, a covered artwork leaning against the wall. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-room.096797a2.webpA garden room at first light: a low teak bed under a muslin canopy, lime walls, light through a brick jaali, and doors open to a walled garden with a bathing tank. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-bath.d078f21f.webpA sunken stone bathing tank in a small walled brick courtyard at sunrise, frangipani flowers floating on the water. https://ashor.house/assets/img/ci-bajra.44e37666.webpThe cabin of the Bajra houseboat at night: curved wooden ribs overhead, a bed in white linen, lanterns, and carved windows open to the river.