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Indian Handicrafts is key to the millions of Indian lives. This is an integral part of India, and it deserves an immense part of living substance after agriculture. This can be simply defined as objects made by the skill of the hand and that carries a part of the creator as well as centuries of evol utionary tradition. Indian Handicrafts consist of objects crafted by diligent artisans for religious rituals and for decoration purpose ranging from a home to the star restaurant. These Indian Handicrafts products range from a clay lamp to diamond jewellery items. Indian handicrafts can be segregated to three diverse categories like, Folk crafts, Religious crafts, and Commercial crafts. Folk craft is limited to particular regions and intended for personal use. Folk embroidery done by the village women in India is a good example of the craft. The folk textile, jewellery are crafted have their own distinctness with varied designs and styles. Religious craft is developed around religious centers and themes. In India it is specialized craft solely meant for religious institutions. In Varanasi and Kanchipuram specialized weaving clothes are used in silken fabrics. In Puri, Orissa a pilgrim hub of the country is associated with Patacharita- a painting on cloth, wood and stone carvings. Commercial crafts is done by a specialized craftsmen of a particular group, specialized in a particular skill and master the craft. They range from metal crafts to textile, wooden crafts, jewellery crafts etc. The leather craft is punched and gouged to create patterns, studded, sequined and even embroidered with woolen motifs. In India Jaipur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer is famous for Jooties, musical instruments (like Tabla, Dhol and Dhapli), stringed instruments made out of leather. Bikaner is best known for painted Lampshades, shields, vases, Mojharies made out of camel hide. Tilonia is famous for Hard Bag, belts, hats, chairs, and foldable chairs with graphic embroideries. Wood Carving is done mostly on wooden blocks and chests, dolls, toys and furniture. Wooden artware, making use of ebony and rosewood with brass inlay is fabricated largely in Nagina (Uttar Pradesh), Jaipur (Rajastan) and the Southern parts of India.
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