Varanasi Wooden Lacquerware & Toys Decorative Shahi Hookah Konark Stone carving Pattamadai

Pattamadai

Each deity has a dhyana shloka and a spiritual and graphic description of his or her physical characteristics which will be translated into the creation

etc are made using the painstaking technique and are used by the Bharatnatyam dancers during their performance or to decorate the idols of deities in the temple

It is a form of needlework that involves the use of a single thread for the entire embroidery

The artisans use a hand-operated potter's wheel to shape the clay

Varanasi Wooden Lacquerware & Toys Decorative Shahi Hookah Konark Stone carving PattamadaiVaranasi Wooden Lacquerware and Toys is an Exclusive GI of Uttar Pradesh: The primaeval craft of Varanasi Wooden Lacquerware and Toys has been in existence for 5000 years. The craft has made the city Varanasi extremely popular in India and overseas as it is one of the largest toy producing hubs in the country. Varanasi Woodcraft includes shaping single wooden blocks without joints into attractive shapes useful for decorative purposes, and can also be