Luri and Tulu lazing on Danny Mehra’s carpet collection

When Danny Mehra says, “I don’t lock them because they get lonely,” you’d be forgiven for thinking that he’s talking about a pet animal. Instead, the 57-year-old retired gentleman is sharing his love for carpets over telephone lines from Bengaluru. He calls them spontaneous, naïve and has even christened each of over a few 100 pieces that he owns. In fact, his pet dogs are also named after carpets — Luri, after a weave in Southern Iran and Tulu from central Iraq.