Pipili handicrafts made odisha proud by creating beautiful appliques work.

A few kilometers from Bhubaneshwar(Temple city), the capital of Orissa, is a very small village where all household and shops have one thing in common: beautiful applique work(Chandua, Wall Hanging, Purse, Umbrella) in various loud burst of color. This beautiful and eye catching famous applique work comes from Pipli village, which was inaugurated by the King of Orissa for accommodating the craftsmen who made applique umbrellas and canopies for the annual Lord Jagannath car Festival called Rath Yatra.

Pipili applique work famous in Puri

Puri has a very wide and distinctive selection of handicrafts. Best known is probably the gorgeous applique work of Pipili. 

Pipili is on the way from Puri to Bhubaneswar. It is 40 kilometres from Puri, at the junction where the konark road branches from the Bhubaneswar to Puri road. It is a small village.