Kodandera Ainmane

Location

Kunda

Features

The ainmane is of type mund mane with centre oper courtyard. There are two verandas infront with wood panelled walls, hanging lamp, a bhasma kutt, andantlers in the inner  veranda. The 9 roomed Ainmane of Kodandera Okka have got beautiful carvings in the inner veranda, windows, doors and the mund. There are 2 tall kall boti in front of the Ainmane which have got the carvings of Nandi facing each other. The carved panels of Gajalakshmi and Krishna on the two doors of verandah adds beauty to the Ainmane. There is a large Pathaaya to the left of the house.

Timeline

• About 150 years old, built in the early 1850’s
• This is the second ainmane
• The veranda was cemented in 1958
• Upto 1932, the building had thatched roof
• Tiled around 1918