Famous Handicrafts of Andhra Pradesh

Famous Handicrafts of Andhra Pradesh

Kondapalli Toys – Made from softwood known as Tella Poniki which are found

in the Kondapalli hills in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

Kalamkari Art– Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block printed cotton textile produced in Andhra Pradesh.

Only natural dyes are used in kalamkari. There are two distinctive styles of

Kalamkari art in India – Srikalahastistyle and the Machilipatnam style.


Etikopakka Toys – Etikoppaka is a village on the banks of Varaha River in

Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.

Venkatagiri Saree - Nellore

Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics -Produced by performing handicraft weaving in Mangalagiri, a town in

Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.


Dharmavaram handloom pattu sarees and paavadas are textiles woven by

hand with mulberry silk and zari. They are made in Dharmavaram of

Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Budithi Bell and Brass Craft are the products made out of alloy like brass

at Budithi, a village in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.


Tholu bommalata is the shadow puppet theatre tradition of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It usually depicts stories from Hindu epics such as

the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Uppada Jamdani Sari is a silk sari style woven in Uppada of East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Durgi stone carvings are carved from soft lime stone in Durgi and Obulesunipalli in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh


Udayagiri wooden cutlery - The century-old craft form of Udayagiri in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, Udayagiri is now regaining attention for its wooden

cutlery. Udayagiri is known for its intricately carved wooden cutlery,

Famous Handicrafts of Telangana

Gollabhama sari are saris made in Siddipet, Telangana, India. These

cotton saris are popular for their inlay figure work and motifs.

Pochampally Ikat Sarees - 40 villages in Nalgonda and Warangal weave Ikat

textiles.

Telia Rumal - Puttapaka in Nalgonda

Is the centre for these handlooms


Adilabad Dokra – Made of Brass, the uniqueness of this art form is that no two sculptures are the same, as they are not made out of a pre-designed

cast.

Warangal durries – Made of cotton, In this style of durries, weavers create

beautiful patterns and dye them using vegetable colours, which are washed

in flowing water after the printing process.


Nirmal Toys – Nirmal town in Adilabad

Nirmal Art is 400-year-old rich tradition that encompasses soft wood toys and attractive paintings as well as

furniture, occupying its pride and place in the larger world of

handicrafts.

Karimnagar Silver Filigree - Gold and silver are used in silver filigree,

another famous type of silver Filigree work from Cuttack in Tarakasi.

Famous Handicrafts of Uttar Pradesh

Gorakhpur Terracotta - The famed baked clay or ‘terracotta’ products made from the special soil

found in Gorakhpur district.

Hand made Carpet of Bhadohi - Mirzapur Region of UP

Firozabad developed as the centre for glass work

Perfume of Kannauj

Khurja pottery

Wooden Handicraft in Saharanpur (Sheesham)

Famous Handicrafts of Uttar Pradesh

Chikankari – Chickankari of Lucknow is the most famous of all craft in the

state. It is a delicate art of embroidery done with coloured and silk threads

on a variety of textile fabrics like muslin, silk, chiffon, net etc.

Banarasi Saree –This saree is among the finest sarees in India and is known for its gold and silver brocade or zari,

fine silk and luxurious embroidery.

Lucknow Zardozi

Famous Handicrafts of Karnataka

Bidriware - Bidri Craft, unique metalware

This unique art of silver engraved on metal has always enthralled people

with its lure. Bidriware is a renowned metal handicraft that derives its name

from Bidar, presently in Karnataka.


Channapatna Toys

These are wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of

Channapatna in the Ramanagaradistrict of Karnataka state, the wood

of ivory-wood tree is used.


Mysuru Paintings

It evolved from the paintings of Vijayanagar times. The erstwhile

Vijayanagar School of Painting gradually evolved into the many styles

of painting in South India, including the Mysore and Tanjore schools of

painting.

Sandal Wood carving in Mysore and Shimoga

Mysore silk sarees

Mysore Rosewood Inlay


Kinhal Craft is a traditional wooden craft local to the town of Kinhal in

Koppal District, North Karnataka. The town is famous for Kinhal toys and

religious idols.

Famous Handicrafts of Maharashtra

Kolhapuri chappal

Warli Painting – Warli painting is a style of tribal art created by the tribal people from the north Sahyadri range in India. The Warli artists use their clay huts as a canvas to

vent their artistic urges.

The subject matter of Warli paintings mostly include geometry shapes to depict nature, scenes from daily life like hunting, fishing, farming, trees and animals. Festivals

and dances are also depicted in the paintings.

Kolhapuri Chappals (Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur and Satara districts) – Known for its durability, a pair of Kolhapuri chappals made of leather can take up to six weeks.

Famous Handicrafts of Maharashtra

Paithani Sarees – These date back to the Satvahana Dynasty that ruled between the

second century BC and the second century AD. The fine silk handloom sarees get their name

from the town in which they originated ie Paithanin Aurangabad, Maharashtra and truly flourished during the era of the Mughals, particularly during

the rule of Aurangzeb.

Narayan Peth saris come from the Solapur District of Maharashtra.

Mashru and Himroo Fabrics originate from the Aurangabad District in the Marathwada region of

Maharashtra

Famous Handicrafts of Chhattisgarh

Champa Silk Saree and Fabrics –

It is made from Tussar Silk

Bastar Wrought Iron Craft

Bastar Dhokra

Bastar Wooden Craft

Famous Handicrafts of Manipur

Shaphee Lanphee Textiles

Wangkhei Phee Textiles

Moirang Phee Textiles

Stone carving of BISHNUPUR

Longpi Coiled Pottery, Manipur

Kaun Grass Craft – Kaun is a reed which grows in the wetlands of Manipur. Its

cylindrical, soft and spongy stem is woven into mats, square and

rectangular cushions and mattress.

Famous Handicrafts of Himachal

Kangra paintings - Miniatures are small-sized paintings, generally done in watercolor on cloth

or paper.

Famous Handicrafts of Himachal

Chamba Rumal – Chamba Rumal is an embroidered handkerchief once patronised by the former rulers of the Chamba kingdom.

Kinnauri Shawl - The shawls are known for their geometric designs.

Kullu Shawl - Kullu has been famous for its shawls with striking geometrical patterns and vibrant lives

Famous Handicrafts of Jharkhand

Jadupatua/Paitkar Painting – Jadupatua painting is an art practiced by the Santhal tribe of Jharkhand. The paintings that belong to this form have a

common subject of what happens to human life after death

The Sohrai Khovar painting is a traditional and ritualistic mural art being practised by local tribal women during local harvest and marriage seasons using

local, naturally available soils of different colours in the area of Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.

Famous Handicrafts of Bihar

Khatwa is the name given to appliqué works in Bihar, India. Khatwa is about designing by cutting of one fabric and stitching the pieces to another fabric.

Bhagalpur sari is an silk sari, More than a century old, Tussar silk weaving

industry in Bhagalpur has about 30,000 handloom weavers working on some

25,000 handlooms

Famous Handicrafts of Bihar

Sikki grass crafts are various handicrafts that are made from a special kind of golden tinted grass

known as sikki found in Bihar.

Madhubani Painting – also called Mithila painting, is a traditional folk art

of Bihar which is known all over the world.

Famous Handicrafts of Goa

Seashell craft – Being a coastal state, Goa has immense sea shells for its craftsmen to make cool seashell crafts like lampshades,

mirrors, ornaments like necklaces, rings and bracelets, Chandeliers, ashtrays,

curtains etc

Azulejos or Hand painted tiles– Azulejos are hand painted tiles that were originally brought to Goa by the Portuguese. Blue

and yellow were the favourite colourcombinations of the tiles which depicted

mainly floral patterns and religious scenes.

Famous Handicrafts of Rajasthan

Blue Pottery - Jaipur is famous for blue pottery. The blue in the pottery comes from the eye catching cobalt blue dye. The common motifs are inspired from

Mughal Era arabesque patterns, animal and bird motifs.

Usta Art – Usta Art is basically painting on camel hide and Bikaner is known for it. This art is world famous for its

Meenakari on camel hide.


Makrana White Marble (Sangmarmar) –

Makrana Marble Pachikari Inlay Work (Bhilwara)

Meenakari and Sculpture art (Jaipur) - Meenakari, the fusion of colouredmaterials such as cobalt oxide for blue and copper oxide for green onto the

surface of metals


Kota Doriya - Light weight fabric made of tiny woven squares (khat) which is still hand woven on traditional pit looms in Kota, made of pure cotton and silk and have

square like patterns known as khats on them.

Kathputli of Rajasthan – Can be made of wood, cotton cloth, wire etc


Molela Clay Work - Molela is a village in the Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, situated on the banks of the river Banas. The distinction here lies in the terracotta plaques

made here, only here all over India. Made as a flat surface, unlike the usual idols made elsewhere, this craft is unique in design.


Thewa Art Work (Gold Work on Glass) - Thewa is a special art of jewelry making which involves embossing of intricately worked-out sheet gold on molten glass. It evolved in Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan India. Its origin dates back to the Mughal

age.


Sanganer, near Jaipur, is famous for its fine hand block printing in subdued colors.

Bagru village in Rajasthan - cotton fabric with color using hand-carved wood blocks.

Famous Handicrafts of Sikkim

Choktse - Choktses are small wooden tables which are very delicately painted and polished. The tables are both foldable and portable, made in different dimensions.

Thangkas - The culmination of Tibetan Buddhist art, thangkas are pictorial religious scrolls. Most often hand painted with mineral colours and gold dust, traditional

thangkas were also embroidered or appliqued.

Famous Handicrafts of Punjab

Phulkari - It refers to the folk embroidery of the Punjab. Although Phulkari means floral work, the designs include not only flowers but also cover motifs and

geometrical shapes.

Paranda - weaved multicolored threads together and tied it in their hair in order to make it look pretty

Famous Handicrafts of Tamil Nadu

Toda Embroidery – The Toda embroidery is an artwork of the Toda people of Nilgiris in Tamilnadu. Eg - the traditional shawl of

Puthukuli

Tanjore Painting

Kanchipuram silk sari – Pure Mulberry Silk

Kovai Kora cotton saree of Coimbatore

Fireworks Craft in Sivakasi, Virudhunagar

Famous Handicrafts of Gujarat

Patola Saree – Patola is a double ikat woven sari, usually made from silk, made in Patan, Surat and

Ahmadabad.

Surat Zari Craft – It is a textile product made from yarns of silk and cotton mixed with gold, silver or copper

Sankheda furniture - It is colourful teak wood furniture of Gujarat treated with lacquer and painted in

traditional bright shades of maroon and gold. It is made in Sankheda village in Vadodara


Agates of Cambay – The stone is brought from the Rajpipla Hills about 200 kilometres away.

Tangaliya Shawl – Handwoven shawl and textile made by the Dangasia community in Gujarat, India. The 700-year-old indigenous craft is native to the Surendranagar district

Jamnagari Bandhani Saree


Khavda Pottery – It is practised in North Kutch. The potter uses a specific type of mud “Rann Ki Mitti” which is obtained from a lake near the

Khavda village.

Ajrak is a block-printed textile that is resist-dyed using natural dyes. including indigo and madder. It is made in Kutch, Gujarat

Famous Handicrafts of Madhya Pradesh

Chanderi Fabric is a traditional sari made in Chanderi, Ashok Nagar district, Madhya Pradesh. It is produced by weaving in silk and golden Zari in

the traditional cotton yarn.

Maheshwar Sarees & Fabrics – Cotton sarees

Bagh print - The process is characterised by hand printed wood block relief prints with natural dyes.

Famous Handicrafts of Madhya Pradesh

Leather Toys of Indore

Bell Metal Ware of Datia and Tikamgarh

Famous Handicrafts of Odisha

Tarakasi (Silver Filigree of Cuttack) - Delicate art of silver filigree jewellery or Tarakasi. The filigree artists work with an alloy of 90% or more pure silver. Forms of animals,birds flowers and even mirror frames are

made in Tarakasi work.

Pattachitra (Raghurajpur) – It is a traditional cloth based scroll painting practised in Odisha.

Traditionally it has been done on cloth canvas. The subject matter of Pattachitra is mostly mythological

religious stories and folklore.


Pipili Applique handicrafts - Puri district, It is a town of artisans famous for their colourful fabrics.

PAPIER MACHE (Crafting art from waste) - The art is practised in almost every region of the state and involves the use of waste cloth, natural fibres, and papers.

The stone craft from the village of Sukuapada, Cuttack


Sambalpuri Bandha Saree & Fabrics

Bomkai Saree & Fabrics (also Sonepuri Sari) is a handloom saree from Odisha, India. It is an origin of Bomkai, Ganjam district in the state and is primarily

produced by the “Bhulia” community of Subarnapur district.

Habaspuri Saree & Fabrics (Kalahandi) - Habaspuri is cotton base traditional handloom textiles of Odisha, Habaspuri sari is a major product of this textile.

Famous Handicrafts of West Bengal

The Chau mask of Purulia

The wooden mask of Kushmandi used for Mukha dance (Dinajpur)

JUTE Handicrafts

Madhurkathi (a kind of mat) – Medinipur district

Famous Handicrafts of West Bengal

Shantipur and Fulia sarees - Nadia district, handloom saree weaving centres in Bengal.

Baluchari Saree of Bishnupur, Bengal

Dhaniakhali Saree is a cotton saree made in Dhaniakhali, Hooghly district. It is a saree with 100 by 100 cotton thread count

Shola craft - Sholapith, also referred to as Indian cork is a milky-white, delicate, spongy plant.

The sitalpati mat is made in the northern Cooch Behar district of West Bengal

Kantha Stitching - making whole again that which was fragmented or broken

Famous Handicrafts of Jammu and Kashmir

Pashmina Shawl - derived from the fleece of the Himalayan mountain goat (the pashmina goat)

Shahtoosh Shawl – These are prepared from the fur in the undercoat of Chiru goats (Tibetan Antelope)

Sozani embroidery - This typical embroidery from Kashmir, better known as Kashmir Sozani craft, which is also believed to have Persian roots, can

be found on various fabrics and apparels.


Panjrakari is the making of doors and windows, ventilators by filling them with a netted lattice work. Small wooden pieces are arranged in

geometric forms to display their edges.

Khatamband - A ceiling made of wood work in a geometric pattern


Zalakdozi embroidery is a style of embroidery from the Jammu and Kashmir

region in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent. It is made using a chain stitch to create long and flowing designs, whereby

the motifs are filled with concentric rings.

Famous Handicrafts of Haryana

Sarkanda Craft – Sarkanda is a plant that grows abundantly in Haryana. In the winters when this golden white coloured plant dries up, it is harvested and the

transformed into a variety of products.

Bagh Art – Bagh is an art done on khaddar, i.e, coarse cotton cloth with silk thread. In this craft, a geometric pattern of design is followed.

Famous Handicrafts of Assam

Fireworks Craft in Barpeta

Bamboo & Cane craftSitalpati Craft (Cachar, Karimganj and Goalpara)

Assamese Traditional Muga Silk Saree (Kamrup, Goalpara)95% of India’s Muga silk is from Assam

65% of India’s Eri silk is from Assam

Water Hyacinth Handicrafts

Famous Handicrafts of Kerala

Kathakali Masks - These masks are made of clay or papier mache

Balaramapuram Sarees and Fine Cotton Fabrics (Thiruvananthapuram)

Kuthampully Sarees – Traditional Saree made by weavers from Thrissur district

Coir products - Coir products are made from

the fibres extracted from the husk of coconut.

Famous Handicrafts of Andhra Pradesh

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