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.

Indian Patachitra Art

Pattachitra is a common term for traditional, fabric-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. In the Sanskrit language, "Patta" accurately stands "cloth" and "Chitra" stands "picture". Most of these images portray stories of Hindu Gods.

All colours utilized in the Paintings are natural and paintings are prepared completely old conventional way by Chitrakaras that is Oriya artist.

The painting 'pattachitra' resemble the old murals of Odisha particularly spiritual centres of Puri, Konark and Bhubaneshwar area, dating back to the 5th century BC. The best job is found in and around Puri, mainly in the village of Raghurajpur.

Indian Hand Painted Patachitra Art

Famous handcrafted potteries Longpi ham

Longpi is well-known for years old pottery producing locally identified Longpi Ham. It is considered that Longpi ham used to be the key cooking utensil among the Tangkhuls before the arrival of aluminum containers. Longpi ham as of today has attained national and international fame. Longpi pottery is one distinctive art where the potters do not use the potter's wheel.

Longpi ham is prepared from a blended paste of ground black serpentine stone and special brown clay. As claimed by the locals, the clay is available to only Longpi village.

Longpi ham a well-known Manipuri Pottery

Famous Bamboo Crafts of India

Indian bamboo crafts are famous all over the world. From bamboo artisans are create very useful articles and show pieces. Specially, western Indian artisans are well known for bamboo crafts. Indian states like Assam, West Bengal, Odisha and Chattisgarh are very famous for bamboo crafts. 

Bamboo Crafts of India