Thursday, December 3, 2009

Explore Rajasthan Handicrafts

Rajasthan - the land of erstwhile Rajputs, illustrious for rich, regal past and their arrogance, luring people from all across the globe from centuries. Rajasthan is not only famous for palaces and forts but the cultural dimensions of land are also vivid and exotic. One of the attractive aspects of the land is the tradition of craft and handicrafts that spread almost every part of the state. The diverse heritage of crafts spread across Jaipur, Kishangarh, Bikaner, Alwar, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Bhilwara, Udaipur and almost all the nook and corners of the land. From Banathani painitings to woodcraft Rajasthan excels in every possible aspect of handicrafts. Here we site some details of handicrafts of Rajasthan and the location where they are most famous for.

Rajasthan Wooden Handicraft Furniture


The wooden handicrafts of Rajasthan is famous for its exquisite designs and delicate carvings. This art form is especially famous in the cities of Barmer and Jodhpur, made by local artisans who beautifully carved images on the wood and shaped different patterns of furniture. Kishangarh and Shekhawati have their own unique designs while Jodhpur sport the traditional look and charm. The technique of painting furniture in various colors is quite common in Rajasthan. The local shops and bazaars are filled with all types of wooden handicrafts chairs, boxes, cabinets, mirror, doors, windows and many more.

Paintings of Rajasthan


The painting style of Rajasthan speaks the medieval glory and renowned all over world for its elegance and beauty. The most famous paintings is the miniature painting, which owns a distinct style and regional characteristics. The cities like Udaipur and Jaipur have their own style and distinct looks of paintings and illustrious for their fine brush strokes. While Bundi and Kotah paintings are known for their subject, mostly scenes of battles and hunts. However, if one painting excels all others, it is Banathani paintings of Kishangarh. The school of paintings are of different genre and portrays Radha and Krishna as the principle characters. It is the most attractive and sought after artifacts as well. Less recognized painting Phad is famous for folk and draw on cloths.

Rajasthan Jewelry

The brightest gem is crafted on the map of India and that is Rajasthan. The jewels have distinct looks, exquisitely carved and showcases in various precious and semi precious gems. In fact, the art of jewelry flourished in the land of Rajputs and gifted to the other parts of India. The wide range of Jewelry finds in different carvings such as wood and ivory carvings, lacquer and filigree work. Moreover, silver jewelry and exquisite enameled semi precious gems are fine carved by Rajasthani craftsmen.

Textile & Printing of Rajasthan

The textile tradition of Rajasthan is old as medieval time and it comes in different varieties such as tie and die block printing and diverse patterns and designs. Amongst them, tie and die art of textile is prevalent in most of the parts of Rajasthan. The traditional art of tie-and-die textiles involves knotting the material and dipping it in color to form delicate Bandhej patterns, Lageriyas or the delicately created patterns in waves are found in the cities like Udaipur, Jodhpur and other eastern parts of Rajasthan.

Another important part of printing is hand block printing that is actually embedded of motifs and strong colors on fabric, mostly cotton. It is done by using carved wooden blocks soaked in different colors and then imparted on the fabric. It is eco-friendly and done by using vegetable dyes. Although this type of sarees and other fabrics are popular in most of the parts of Rajasthan but Sanganer and Bagru are devoted solely to the pursuit.


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