Banaras Wood Carving Kunda Model Pen Stand Blue Pottery of Jaipur Even today the rural communities

Even today the rural communities continue with the practice of offering the terracotta figures as token of their devotion

' 'Panja' (a geometrical flower)

This is an exclusive GI of Rajasthan

Durgi stone is widely used by the dealers for production of smaller idols and paper weights

The craft requires softening of leather and turning the leather as white as possible for the light to permeate

Banaras Wood Carving Kunda Model Pen Stand Blue Pottery of Jaipur Even today the rural communitiesBanaras 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