Shopping in Rajasthan (INDIA)
India is a country where time honoured tradition
co-exists in perfect harmony with the best of modernity. The five
star hotels, shopping plazas and emporia somewhat akin to the
ones in Hong Kong, Singapore, London or anywhere else in the world,
demonstrate all this very well. The inter-country link of airline
services and rail network provides easy access for shopping all
over India, espesially Rajasthan
Rajasthan, especially Jaipur, is one of the finest
centres in the entire region for beautiful prints - specially
on cotton fabrics and has perhaps India's largest centre of semi-precious
/ precious gems and stones. Tie-and-die fabrics and sarees; Sanganer
prints; brocades; marble statuettes, ivory carving; stone-set
and semi precious jewellery; enamel work… there is no end
to what Jaipur offers to shoppers.
Shopping is a pleasure for those who have the
knack for bargaining. Bargaining is only done in open markets
or market palaces, and Shopping Arcades, Government or branned
showrooms of reputated products have fixed prices and the genuineness
of products is guaranteed. So shop to your heart's delight and
take home an exquisite piece made in India from anywhere in Rajasthan.
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POTTERY
Beautiful ceramic pottery and other ware
made of ceramics, is one of the India's famous buys of the
state of Rajastjan. It is produced in intriguing white-glazed
colour with hand-painted blue-flower designs. Alwar, Jaipur
and Bikaner of Rajasthan are famous for eye-catching pottery
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ENAMELLING
Enammelling is the art of colouring and ornamenting
the surface of the metal by fusing it with various mineral
surfaces. The beauty of the article depends on the skill and
resources of worker and excellence of the meneral enamelled.
The range of colours obtained on gold and silver is much greater
than that on brass, copper, etc. Jaipur is the place where
you can find enamelled trays and trinket boxes. |
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PRECIOUS STONES & SILVER JEWELLERY
India's fame in precious and semi-precious
stones is well established, especially finsihed stones prepared
in Jaipur. The land that spells royalty is the home of precious
and semi-precious stones like pearl, diamonds, ameralds, rubies,
sapphires, amethyts, etc. The process of transforming a rough
stone to a sharpely object of beauty and lustre calls for
a great degree of skill in which Rajasthani craftsmen are
adept to the best.
Silver ornaments are especially popular in Rajasthan like
silver jewelley necklaces, bangles, etc. |
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PAINTINGS
Folk paintings in Rajasthan attained a high
standard and artists got a great fame in this rajasthani art.
The Rajasthani painting- Mandana is rich in its type of floor
paintings. Phad paintings are predominantly yellow, red and
green coloured long scrolls carried by the 'Bhopas' itinerant
balladers of Rajasthan. They narated the legend of Pabuji-
their hero on auspicious occasions especially at Shahpura,
near Bhilwara. Phads are also available in panels portraying
single incidents or characters from the epic. |
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TEXTILES
The textiles of Rajasthan, India demonstrate skillful weaving
techniques, inimitable colour combinations and fascinating
designs that make them a class apart in domestic & overseas
markets. In the field of ornamentation, embroidery alone can
match jewellery in splendour. In the Hand-Block Printing,
the fabric is further decorated by printing designs on it.
Rajasthan is a veritable treasure-house of traditional designs
which range from the classical booties to bandhini design.
Rajasthani ghagra and choli is very famous among tourists.
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