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Shopping in Rajasthan

A magical sojourn reverberating with ageold culture and traditions, the
state enfolds in its lap a diverse kaleidoscope of breathtakingly beautiful
and fascinating art-de-facts. The range is unparalleled even while it is
sophisticated in its simplicity.
It has something for almost every kind of traveler, revealing avast range
of arts and crafts, which is a treat for the visuals and are ready to be
picked. The Bazaars spill with products and there is a magnificent glow
of colours all over.
Intricate work carved on handicrafts or the wonders of gems and stones,
it has it all and even more like the colours dancing on the textiles and
fabrics with silver or gold threads settings and complimented with the
variety of Silk-threads, Beads, Gota, Zari, Zardosi, Banarasi, etc. designed
by the age old families of skilled artisans.
The amazing use of clay in the form of sculpture and decorative arts,the
paintings from different schools like Miniature, Mughal and the different
Rajasthani shailis (school of art) and more are piled up, revealing the
medieval splashes and recording historic and dramatic events. Almost capturing
the senses!
The age old art of dyes and colours hold the centre of attraction.
Every part of the state, every town, every village is associated with
the rich heritage of craftsmanship so particular to Rajasthan. Entire
villages practice crafts - sometimes a vast spectrum, on other occasions
just a single skill that can range from dhurrie weaving to terracotta
products.

These traditions once helped to form the different layers of a self-supporting
society in villages and towns, and it is this that has ensured their survival.
Most crafts are still practiced because they find use in local society
- the painters, for example, still do frescos on temple walls, and the
village cobbler makes thick-soled shoes for the farmers, reserving the
more delicate versions for visitors.
Today, Rajasthan's markets spill with an exciting array of goods: paintings,
jewellery, fabrics and textiles, soft-as-gossamer quilts, clay pottery
and blue pottery, dhurries and carpets, wood, metal and stone sculpture,
leatherware and terracotta...
Little bells dance in the breeze, puppets dangle from strings, embroidered
footwear brightens up stores, lights glow in huge glass candelabra and gemstones
spill across pavements: in Rajasthan's treasure-trove, you could spend days
simply exploring the world of the artisan.
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