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Bangles and More: Glassware

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Ferozabad, the entire community is involved in making glassware. Earlier only bangles were made, but now all sorts of sophisticated glassware, as well as tasteful tableware is produced. Now with very modern methods and in a much wider range, many of which are exported. It also make a a very thin glass out of which little pieces called tikli are cut out. These are worn by women on the forehead as an ornament or for decorating of fabrics, costumes and other things. Bangles.

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Brasswares: Brasswares

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Two methods are used in casting. Para, mould casting for making a single composite item of a simple kind and darza, sand-casting where various parts of an intricate object are separately prepared and then soldered. Moradabad in U.P. has become synonymous with art metalware. It is specially noted for it’s colored enameling and intricate engravings in niello. The metalworkers of the city of Moradabad flourished during Mughal rule. They continue to dominate the Indian market for engraved as well as utilitarian brass. A thin coating of lac is given to the article and the pattern traced on it and with a steel pointed pencil and only then engraved. Engravings in nakashi type is done on tinned surface where the indentations are from a stet as per design while the simpler ones are from memory. Thereafter the grooves are filled with Lac of different hues. The decorations are done in golden color...

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Metalware: Metalware

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Uttar Pradesh is the largest Brass and Copper making state in India with thousands of establishments. In domestic-ware each of the scores of lotas (small water-pots) is known by the name of its origin, like Etawah, Banaras, Sitapur, etc. The ritual articles are largely in copper like tamrapatra (pot for storing water); panchapatra for holding in all the articles needed for worship; simhasan a seat for the deity; kanchanthal, plate for offering flowers and sweets, and a host of such things.

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Chikankari Embroidery: Chikankari Embroidery of Lucknow

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Chikan work has a very light, gossamer – like quality. This makes it very suitable for the seemingly hot climate of the northern plain region. It can be assumed that Chikankari, using sheer fabrics evolved as a logical answer to the problem of keeping cool and also providing adornment and beauty to one’s person or in the surroundings.The light chikan saris are perfect for summer wear. Men prefer to wear their chikan kurtas during summer evenings. There is a popular legend that a courtesan in the Nawab of Avadh’s harem was a master. He was so impressed by the work, that he started a workshop where this style of embroidery would be developed further. The Nawab were the setters of fashion. The other humbler nobles and Zamindars would imitate them in every way.

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Carpets and Floor Coverings: Carpets and Floor Coverings

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The largest concentration of carpet weaving in the country is in Uttar Pradesh with 90 percent of the production and 75 percent of the weavers. The main centers are Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Khamaria and about 500 villages in this area. They have some special designs of their own like the Taj Mahal, in natural colour or any tint, Sirdar in plain body and subdued colours with hand embossed or hand carved borders in rose-beige, honey-beige, ivory and soft green. They also make use of the 18th century designs with short clippings of the yarn around the contours of the pattern to give it a sculpturesque look. Mostly pastel shades are used but intermingled with bright colours. Carpets

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Q:  Hi, Im planning a family trip with my parents (55+) to Uttaranchal EX delhi around 1st week of september for 5 days. I have a few... 

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A: Hi We recently did a wonderful trip from Delhi to Haridwar and Rishikesh. Haridwar isa pilgrimdestination, 219kms from Delhi, and Rishikesh is 20km from Haridwar. We... 

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