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Thursday, 4 August 2011

Famous Indian Handicrafts

Indian artisans are famous for carving beautiful handicrafts, and extracting rich and luxurious Indian history out of every type wood available, it includes rosewood, teak, mango wood, sandalwood, etc.

Most famous handicraft manufacturing states include Saharanpur, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kashmir.

Rajasthan is famous for items like pottery and marble animal figures, which has a huge demand in western countries. These handicrafts are used to decorate every kind of place like a hotel, home and to add to the look of luxury.

Another kind of handicraft which is very famous for its beauty as well as its history is statues of Indian gods like Shiva, Krishna, and Ganesha.

Each of these gods is a symbol for some particular kind of blessing for e.g. it is believed that keeping a picture or a statue of the lord Ganesha brings happiness and prosperity.

Many times the designs of these statues are derived from some ancient picture in Hindu culture and some other times from temples.

The wooden Ganesha statue has become very popular in few years among every culture, including non Hindu.

Ganesha statues are also considered as a great gift to give to someone whom you want to prosper.

Apart from them hand carved folding screens from India are also considered as a piece of art. Most of the time these room dividers are made from wood and are carved by skilled artisans.

These stylish screens serve two purposes at the same time, it means they help in dividing the room and decorate the room.

Genuine mango wood room dividers are available from two screens to as many as you like.



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