Block printing technique at Ranthambore, Rajasthan

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India has been renowned for its printed and dyed cotton cloth since the 12th century and the creative processes flourished as the fabric received royal patronage. Surat in Gujarat became a prominent centre for trade of painted and printed textiles. The art of Hand block printing was passed from generation to generation and employed use of natural colours. Today, this art has again received revival and has spread to the new centres like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. W