Cheriyal Scroll Painting
Cheriyal Scroll Painting (also called Cheriyal Paintings ) is a traditional narrative scroll-art form associated with Cheriyal in Siddipet district, Telangana . The art is a highly stylised form of Nakashi painting traditionally associated with Nakashi artists and historically used by travelling storytellers and balladeers, including the Kaki Padagollu , as a visual aid for narrating epics, Puranic stories and local folk narratives. Cheriyal painti…
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Gadwal Saree
Gadwal sarees are traditional handwoven sarees associated with Gadwal town and surrounding weaving villages in Telangana . Their characteristic construction combines a lightweight cotton or silk-cotton body with a contrasting silk border and pallu, joined using an interlocking-weft technique commonly known as kuttu , kupadam or tippadam . The Geographical Indications Registry of India records Gadwal Sarees under GI Application No. 137 , filed on 22 …
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Dokra or Dhokra Metal Craft
Adilabad Dokra is a traditional lost-wax metal craft associated with the Woj/Waj artisan community — also referred to in government and craft sources as Wajoris or Otaris — in the Adilabad region of Telangana . The craft was registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) in 2018 under GI Application No. 521 . The GI Registry records an availability date of 28 March 2018 and a registration certificate dated 18 May 2018 . The GI geographical area is Te…
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