Rajasthan Handicrafts

The Royal state of Rajasthan has the wealth of Handicrafts, Gems, and Jewels, which makes it a shopper's paradise. Rajasthani Handicrafts are in all dimensions whether it’s jewelry, leather work, marble work or wooden work. It is a known fact that the Kings of Rajasthan were patrons of art. History reflects that they cheered the craftsmen in ameliorating the art and craft. By preferring Rajasthan as the vacation choice, the tourist can eyewitness various brilliant Rajasthani Handicrafts and take home souvenirs that have never failed to appeal the vacationers.

Each area in Rajasthan follows its own traditional style even if comes to jewellery designing. Many things may attract your attention while you take a tour of Rajasthan and specially the colorful bazaars displaying the classic forms of jewellery adorned by the Royals, Aristocrats and Nobles done in real Gold, Platinum with precious stones embedded to lend glamour or the reasonable, chunky Silver or the cheap metal with colored glass cuts.

Rajasthan being the world's largest center for hand cutting of Gems, is India's important source for precious and semi precious stones like; Ruby, Emerald, Garnets, Agate, Amethyst, Topaz, Lapis lazuli, Carnelian, etc. Rajasthan is famous for its jewellery industry and it is one of the world's largest center for hand cutting of gems. Rajasthan is a perfect place to shop for some of the most charming and attractive hand crafted jewellery. This feature of Rajasthan attracts many tourists every year, which encourages tourism in India.

From the time when the royal kings ruled the state of Rajasthan the patronage for artisans of the state was encouraged to a greater extent in order to embellish zenanas, the women's wings of the palaces, and the durbar or courts. Artists were treated with due respect and their work of art was accorded due place. Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan is the world's largest gem cutting center and therefore the best place to pick up strings of garnets, amethysts, or quartz at prices so low that they are difficult to believe. The city also offers some of the precious stones, which include rubies, emeralds, and diamonds. Kundan, the art of setting stones in gold is famous in Bikaner and Jodhpur. The art of Minakari is carried out on a large scale in Jaipur, Nathdwara, and Pratapgarh.

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