Rajasthan Shopping  A
magical sojourn reverberating with age old 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. |
A magical sojourn reverberating with age old 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 a vast 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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