Golden Bankura Panchmura Terracotta Craft Necklace Jewellery Set Durgi Stone Carvings This craft started with the

This craft started with the rise in the popularity of the local serpent deity Manasa

It's believed that the technique of making these mirrors was passed down through generations and has been kept as a closely guarded secret within specific families in Aranmula

and mythological figures

paisley motifs

achieved through pure colors or blends of different yarns

Golden Bankura Panchmura Terracotta Craft Necklace Jewellery Set Durgi Stone Carvings This craft started with theTerracotta of Bankura is one of the first attempts of man at clay modelling that has been perfected with time. Baked in sun and burnt in mud kilns with dry eucalyptus leaves, the earthly ensembles in dull ochre or red are beauteous caricatures. Terracotta has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The simple yet dynamic terracotta artistry of Panchmura has its origin in religious ritual. The structure of the 'Bankura Horse' has been so