Meenakari, a Mughal art that flourishes in India, in Udaipur

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Artisans carrying out meenakari work in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Meenakari is not just confined to traditional jewellery but diversifies into more modern products, often with a copper base, including bowls, ashtrays etc. Meenakari is the art of colouring and ornamenting the surface of metals by fusing over it brilliant colours that are decorated in an intricate design. Mina is the feminine form of Minoo in Persian, meaning heaven. Mina refers to the Azure colour of heaven. The art of decorating metal with enameling or Meenakari was alien to India and was introduced by the Mughals. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of