Banaras Wood Carving Handcarved Lotus Piller Showpiece Chamba Chappal Not only is the brass-embroidered

Not only is the brass-embroidered coconut shell craft visually captivating

The art of hand-knotting carpets in Kashmir dates back several centuries

and manually warped onto frames

The artisans who make these toys are known as Argakshaturiys

Banaras Wood Carving Handcarved Lotus Piller Showpiece Chamba Chappal Not only is the brass-embroideredBanaras Wood Craft is an Exclusive GI of Uttar Pradesh: Banaras Wood Carving is one of the finest examples of traditional handicrafts. The carving on wood is done by the skilled artisans of Varanasi, using a traditional set of tools. The wood carving industry is more than 400 years old. Smaller blocks of carved wood take up to a week to be made, whereas bigger logs might take up to a few months. Banaras Wood Carving is classified into categories like