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Colourful Indian bazaar
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The Rajasthan Craft Fair brings together art and craft from across the country
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Crafted Some of the handicrafts at the exhibition
Organised by Crafts and Weaves, the Rajasthan Craft Fair on at Women’s Association Hall, Ernakulam, brings together traditional handicrafts and handlooms. With 26 stalls representing the art and craft from across the country there is a wide ran
ge of unique and interesting products. And the bazaar is colourful and inexpensive.
Goodies galore
A new entrant to the fair this time is the Banjara work stall which has bags and wall hangings in patchwork and appliqué. There are cloth lunch boxes, mobile cases, ‘batua’ style handbags, coin bags and fairly large cloth bags. They come in bright colours and range from Rs.30 to Rs.200.
The other new stall is that of Jodhpuri silver work artefacts. Here there are Indian figures, small puja pandals and wall hangings. In the stall selling Bengali saris the block print sari with needlework is the new product. They come at Rs.700 onwards. The stall with crochet tablecloths, skirts, lace, baby frocks, doily sets and coasters is reasonable, with running lace at around Rs. 25 a metre.
Bedspreads, bed sheets cushion covers, Kalamkari material, saris and kurtas are available at the other stalls. Oxidised silver jewellery, semi-precious stones, rhinestones are there too at the exhibition.
Wooden toys, rustic and quaint, look exotic. The old spinning top, the skipping rope, the abacus are beautiful pieces at the stall. Frankincense too is available. Beautiful terracotta products and furniture from Jodhpur too are at the sale.
The authentic ‘jharokha’ , the jhula or swing, Jodhpuri paintings and a store selling Benarasi saris, cushion covers and stoles adds richness to the collection that is very kitsch, colourful and interesting.
The fair is on till April 14.
P. S.
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