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Hyderabad Crafts Trails

Discover the craftsmanship of textiles, toys, gems & jewelry

Hyderabad, with its influences from South India and the Mughal Empire has evolved a rich legacy of crafts. On Hyderabad’s Craft Trails, learn about the numerous weaving techniques of Himroo, Paithani and Mushroo from the Deccan plateau and the traditions of hand-painted Kalamkari and Cherial scroll painting and how they were overlaid by Persian influences during the Mughal reign. Watch local materials like wood, coconut shells take on a life of their own as artisans craft them into the distinctive Ettikopakka and Kondapalli toys, or are carved into Nirmal masks and other tribal artwork.

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