Shopping In India : Exotic JAIPUR - 34

Guys, one of India's most popular tourist destinations, Jaipur is the "pink" capital of the desert state of Rajasthan. Shopping is one of Jaipur's major attractions. Both the walled city and the adjacent M.I. Road (also known as Mirza Ismail Marg), which runs southwest from Ajmeri Gate, are lined with shops and factories. Amer Road is know for its many handicraft shops. Be sure you bargain hard for everything in Jaipur.

GEMS:

Jaipur is India's major gem cutting and polishing centre and one of the world's most important gem producers. Be careful against synthetic stones being passed off as genuine. Explore the many shops in and around the Johari Bazaar and along M.I. Road.

JEWELLERY:

Some of the best selections are at the Gem Palace and Amrapali, both on M.I. Road.

HANDICRAFTS:

There is a variety of handicrafts to choose from, ranging from brass figures, pottery, marble statues, metal ware to woodcarvings, and stone sculptures.

TEXTILES:

Jaipur is well known for its unique tie-dye (bandhani) and hand-blocekd cotton and silk fabrics. Two villages outside Jaipur are especially famous Sanganer and Bagru, where you can see families producing them.

Carpets and Rugs:

Jaipur is also well known for its wool carpets and cotton durries. Some of the carpet and rug shops also offer hand-blocked cotton and silk fabrics. Try Carpet Mahal and Textile Mahal, Channi Carpets and Textiles.

Blue Pottery:

The region is famous for its distinctive Blue pottery. Most handicraft emporiums carry it.

Jaipur is also known for its marble statues, papier-mache' purpose, lacquer ware, Krishna-art miniature paintings, bed linen and cotton quilts.

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Shopping In India : Indian Handicrafts - 8

How many you guys very well known to Indian Handicraft? I know all you never put attention to Indian Handicraft and even creativity of our grand parents who deliver beautiful and meaningful art to our nation and next generation.

Guys, every state of India showcases its products at fixed rates at the Cottage Industries Emporium in major cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai.

Available are artefact's in bronze, brass, ivory, marble or wood. You will find statues, lamp shades, chairs delicate filigree work on ivory and silver, marble inlaid with precious colored stones, enamel work, 'Kundan' or 'Meenakari' jewellery of Rajasthan, silver from Orissa and pearls from Hyderabad. Brasswork from Jaipur, black stylized vases and urns from Pembarthi and the polished brass mirrors of Aranmula have today evolved into design statements.

Everywhere in India one finds idols and statues in temples and on the streets. It was natural that sculpting skills be developed. The granite and bronze sculptures of south India have continued an unbroken lineage from the Chola period dating back a thousand years. The ever-popular Lord Ganesh, God of prosperity, assumes various forms humble clay, stone to metal.

Marble sculptures are found mostly in the north and one can pick up a cornucopia of typical inlaid hand-moulded jars, plates, and latticed panels. Boxes plaques, bowls in sandstone and soapstone can be picked up as you stroll along the colorful bazaars of south India's towns. Blue-black phyllite is used by carvers in Santhal-Parganas in Bengal.

Arts is ageless. From the primitive cave paintings of Bhimbetka, to the cubist influenced M.F. Hussain, all hues of India show up in galleries and shops. An interesting buy are folk paintings from Madhubani, in which women paint symbolic fertility pictures with natural pigments.

Guys, one can have at least one hand made article to your house to keep Indian Handicraft alive.

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Indian Art and Craft : The Living Age - 1

India is a storehouse of art forms from paintings that flourished from earlier periods, to its sensitive tradition of crafts. Its living traditions are a testimony to numerous art styles. From paintings in caves, temples to even roofs and courtyards of homes, Indians have in the arts, sought a spiritual contentment. some art forms are homage to Gods, and are laced with humility. Artists believed that since art served a specific purpose of addressing the divine, there was no need to add their signatures to the artworks.

Indian arts and handicrafts have, since time immemorial, captivated the imagination of people globally. Every state in India boasts of an exclusivity and specialty, depending upon its historical influences, traditional skills, and raw material. India is world renowned for its dexterity in paintings, exquisite embroidery, beautiful sculptures in stone, metal, wood, temple carvings and elegantly designed jewelery.

Paintings appeared on pots found in the Indus Valley Civilization as early as the 3rd century B.C. The cave paintings of Ajanta and Ellora date back to the 1st to 5th century A.D. These, including the wall paintings on Brahadeeswara temple in Thanjavur from 1st century A.D. and the Kalamkari art forms in the Vidharba temple in Lepakshi, portray advanced techniques and refinement of creative styles.