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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Jaipur Handicrafts

Jaipur Wooden Handicraft


Jaipur Antiques

Home Decoration Piece
Handicrafts of Jaipur are well-known throughout the world for their distinctive quality and exclusive variety. Due to this fact, Jaipur is also recognized as crafts capital of India. The Royal Family of Jaipur patronized the craftsmen and artisans, which led to the flourishing of arts and crafts in Rajasthan. If you are an art lover, Markets of Jaipur offer rich and assorted handicrafts of interest.
There are many things like blue pottery, carved furniture, antiques, papier mache, enduring paintings, Pichwais, miniature paintings, sculptures, apparels, accessories, home furnishings, home decorations, handmade office accessories, toys, traditional games and many more things, which can be of your interest. You can explore Amber Road that lies between Zorawar Gate and Holiday Inn to see the range of hand-block prints, blue pottery, handicrafts and antiques.

Friday, May 30, 2008

Pottery

Ash Tray


Candle Stand

Diya Sets

Jug


Vase

The royalty of Jaipur always appreciated variety handicrafts during their times. Keeping the traditions alive, Jaipur is always active in providing the best handicrafts of India. Talking about pottery, glazed blue pottery of Jaipur is very famous. Originated in Persia, this kind of pottery includes pots, surahis, mugs, jugs, plates, decorative pieces and many other things. Blue color in pottery offers a trendy look to the things. You can always make a good bargain while buying such stuff.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Metal Work

Metallic Buddha Statue


Decorative Metallic Pieces





Jaipur has a decent variety of metal work and it is particularly famous for its brass work. The brass workers of Jaipur are skilled in infusing charisma into the dull metal. Lacquered brass and carved brass are two kinds of work that are done on brass in Jaipur. You can buy statues and decorative pieces of immaculate quality at a good price from Jaipur that will add a class to your drawing room.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Marble Work

Marble Statue Of Ganesha


Marble Human Figurines


Painted Marble Ashtray
Decorative Marble Pot


Decorative Marble Flower Pot


Marble Animal Sculpture

This royal city offers the world-class quality of marble work with intricate carvings. The carvings and portraits, shaped in Jaipur, procure a great admiration everywhere. In marble work, you can see the Marble statues of Hindu deities, animals, Human figurines, carved marble bowls and exquisite vases. These are some of the best buys in Jaipur markets.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Woodwork

Wooden Mirror Frame




Wooden Drawer Chest


Wooden Fireplace


Wooden Doors

This pink city has immense variety of handicrafts and to continue the list, here we have woodwork. The fine quality of woodwork in Jaipur embraces carved doors, windows, drawer chests, picture frames and mirror frames. The delicate handcrafted woodwork of Jaipur has an antique look as they are crafted on traditional lines.
The local markets along Jauhari Bazaar, Bapu Bazaar, Nehru Bazaar, Chaura Rasta and Tripolia Bazaar will provide you every handicraft of this pink city. Don't forget to bargain while buying things to get the maximum value of your money. Running short of time, not to worry, to serve you all, under one roof, Government of Rajasthan has made emporiums where you will find everything. These emporiums are located on M.I. Road to serve you the best of Jaipur.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Jaipur Fabric

Bandhej Suit


Bandhej Top


Bandhej Skirt


Bandhej Dupattas


Block Print Skirt

Jaipur is considered as the best city to shop in Rajasthan, India. This majestic city offers you the best of traditional Rajasthan. Jaipur is famous for its bright colored fabric and textile. Tripolia Bazaar, Kishanpol bazaar, Bapu and Nehru Bazaar are the various markets of Jaipur, where you can find fabrics and carpets. While buying, do the best bargain to get quality product at cheap rates. Jauhari Bazaar is the one of the best markets to buy tie and dye items in Jaipur.
Jaipur Fabric / Cloth / Textile:
Since innumerable years, Jaipur specializes in providing one of the best fabrics of the world, properly colored in bright colors. Rajasthan is famous for its purity of colors and this aspect is further refined by the uniformity of colors. Well-known for its textiles, Jaipur has a vast collection of block-printed and tie & dyed fabric. Sanganer and Bagru block printing are the limelight of this group. In tie & dye, Bandhej, pachranga and lehriya get the main attraction.
These amazing handmade prints appear marvelous and will give you an ethnic look, on wearing. Saris, Odhnis, mantles,dress-materials, safas (turban) and many other types of clothing available in Jaipur, will definitely add to your wardrobe. In the present date, these fabrics of Jaipur have become a style-statement and craze for every fashion designer.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Carpets And Rugs

Contemporary Rugs


Star Styled Rugs


Simple And Attractive Carpets


Carpet Showroom

During the reign of Mughals, carpet weaving originated in Jaipur. Carpets of Jaipur are famous for their innovativeness. Here, you can find carpets in different patterns and styles including knots and geometric patterns. As these carpets are liked by people all over the world, the quality is being improved as per the global standards in the recent years. Cotton rugs or dhurries are another attraction of Jaipur, which fetches a major business from abroad. These dhurries are liked by people of every group as they are easy to maintain and carry as well.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Quilts And Razai

Jaipuri Quilts


Jaipuri Velvet Razai


Jaipuri Cotton Razai

Jaipur is well-known for its soft and feather-weight quilts. Don't underestimate these quilts as they are light in weight, they are warm to the core. Tourists usually shop for these quilts on their trip to Jaipur. Moreover, these quilts are not boring like other quilts. Jaipuri Razai are available in striking colors with Sanganeri prints, bright tie-dyed materials, marble prints on cotton and velvet to suit your mood. You can best buy Jaipuri quilts from the shops located near Hawa Mahal.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Camel Leather Items

Leather Hand Bag


Leather Camel


Jaipuri Jutis


Mojaris

Rajasthan is famous for its leather craft industry. Many a people of different places in Rajasthan are engaged in the same industry. Leather items like Jutis, Mojaris (slippers), Bags, Sandals, Shoes and Purses made in Jaipur catch the due attention of the tourists. In Jaipur, Jutis engraved with "Kashida Kari" (kind of embroidery) are very popular. This embroidery is done on velvet first and then the velvet is affixed on the leather Jutis.
The leather work of Jaipur is a mutual effort of the local men and women. While the men do the tanning, cutting and stitching, the embroidery is mainly done by the women, who also do fancy appliqué and sequins work to give a designer look to the footwear and purses. In Jaipur, Bapu Bazaar, Nehru Bazaar and Ramganj Bazaar are famous for leather ware and you can buy the best leather items out of them. While buying things, don't forget to bargain with the dealers otherwise you could be at a loss.
In Jaipur, you will find the best quality of camel leather in all kinds of leather items. These items would give you a trendy as well as traditional look. In the present date, the artisans are also making designer hand bags with graphic embroideries to match your taste. Jaipur will give you plenty of designs, patterns and styles of leather items to meet your expectations. If you are thinking a gift for someone, these leather products are the best option.To keep the memories afresh, you can also buy the leather camels (show piece) as a souvenir of your trip to Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Jaipur Jewellery

Pearl Jewellery


Diamond Pendant
Rajasthan is famous for its traditional jewellery since innumerable years. When talking about Rajasthan, Jaipur is always the centre of attraction. From centuries, this royal land has been flourished with precious stones and jewelry. Jaipur is renowned for its exclusive designs and splendid jewelry. Jaipur bazaars are thrived with classic tribal jewelry, silver jewelry, beaded jewelry, metal jewelry, diamond jewelry, pearl jewelry and many more varieties to please you.
Blue Topaz


Ruby

Amethyst


Garnet
Gems:
Rajasthan is a land of rich deposits of precious and semi precious stones. There are many stones like emerald, garnet, agate amethyst, lapis lazuli, topaz, and ruby. According to Indian astrological system, various gems represent nine planets and have inherent power. Jaipur has skilled gem cutters who carve the stones into mind-blowing shapes; sometimes they also carve little animals and birds from crystal, jade and smoky topaz. You can also trace buttons, amethyst intaglio beads and crystal scent bottles, which confirms the royal taste of Jaipur.
Jewellery:
Jaipur is famed for its variety and designs of jewellery. This pink city will offer you the best of the royal jewelry. There are many types of ornaments which you will find exclusively in Jaipur like Judamani (Hairclip), Baajuband (Armlet), Tagdi (Waist-Belt) and Bodla (ornament to decorate forehead). Here, jewelry of Jaipur is not complete. Beautiful Jewelry made of Basra pearl also makes a popular choice of Jaipur. There are different kinds of work in Jaipur, out of them Meenakari work and Kundan work are the most famous.

Meenakari Work

This is a different kind of jewelry that was originated during the period of Raja Man Singh. Now, Jaipur specializes in this colorful jewelry. This is a special kind of work in which enameling is done to the jewelry. Originally, enameling was done to make the jewelry comfortable to wear. In appearance, jewelry of Meenakari work looks delicate and splendid.
Kundan Jewellery




Inspired by Mughals, Kundan Jewelry is art of setting stones in gold and silver. While setting, gems are bedded in a surround of gold leaf rather than secured by a rim or claw. Kundan Jewelry looks magnificent with its royal touch and due to this fact; it has occupied a space in the movies of Bollywood depicting mythological culture.

Silver Jewellery




Following the contemporary style, artisans of Jaipur are making jewelry in silver to attract the customers. They are making designs amalgamating traditional and modern pattern of jewelry, to provide you a trendy look. This kind of designer silver jewelry is very popular and appreciated by the tourists.
While buying metal or classic tribal jewelry from roadside, you can always bargain. If you are interested, you can watch the craftsmen at work in Johari Bazaar. Haldion ka Rasta, Gopalji ka Rasta, M.I. Road, Maniharon Ka Rasta, Johari Bazar, Tripolia Bazar and Surajpol Bazaar are some of the destinations in Jaipur, which would be a valuable treat for any woman. While buying jewellery or precious stones, always take a receipt mentioning the name of the shop, price, gram and carat, from the shopkeeper.