The Glory of Indian Handicrafts

Andhra Pradesh animals applique Assam background bamboo bandhani bangles beads beautiful Bengal Bihar birds blue body border boxes brass called carpets carved centre circle clay cloth cotton covered creepers dance decorated deities delicate depicted different colours district dolls dots elaborate elephant embroidered embroidery enamel fabric famous figures floral designs flowers geometrical patterns glass gold green Gujarat Himachal Pradesh images India ivory Jaipur jamdani jewellery kantha Karnataka Kashmir Kerala knots known Krishna lacquered lamps leaf lines lotus Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra masks mats metal motifs mould Orissa ornamentation painted pallu panels papier-mache parrot peacock pieces popular pottery printing produced Punjab puppets Rajasthan round sarees scenes shades shapes side silk silver sometimes specialises square stitch stone strips style stylised surface talim Tamil Nadu temple thick thread toys traditional usually Uttar Pradesh Varanasi village warp weaving weft women wood wooden worn woven yarn yellow zigzag