Banaras Wood Carving Handcarved Lotus Piller Showpiece Chamba Chappal The artisans who make these

The artisans who make these toys are known as Argakshaturiys

This is Exclusive GI Product of Karnataka

and manually warped onto frames

dancing figures and decoratives

A Rare beautiful terracotta diya

Banaras Wood Carving Handcarved Lotus Piller Showpiece Chamba Chappal The artisans who make theseBanaras Wood Craft is an Exclusive GI of Uttar Pradesh: Banaras Wood Carving is one of the finest examples of traditional handicrafts. The carving on wood is done by the skilled artisans of Varanasi, using a traditional set of tools. The wood carving industry is more than 400 years old. Smaller blocks of carved wood take up to a week to be made, whereas bigger logs might take up to a few months. Banaras Wood Carving is classified into categories like