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Living Craft Heritage — Where Artisans Still Create By Hand

From Kalamkari pen-painting to double-ikat weaving — India's living craft traditions you can watch, learn, and buy direct from the artisan.

7 destinations in this collection

Telangana

UNESCO ikat weaving — 10,000 families, 5,000 looms, India's first GI handloom

Andhra Pradesh

Kalamkari pen technique — hand-painted textiles with natural dyes since 1600s

Andhra Pradesh

Kalamkari block printing — wooden block technique, Dutch trading heritage

Tamil Nadu

Athangudi tile making — hand-crafted tiles in palatial mansions

Telangana

2,000-year-old jade carving and Jain restoration heritage

Odisha

Pattachitra painting — 1,500-year-old art, India's first Heritage Craft Village

Odisha

Sambalpuri Ikat weaving — GI-tagged tie-dye-before-weaving technique