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industry · crafts

Indian labrours dye jute fabrics in different colours at Jute factory in India. Dying jute fabric seems to be a complex process as it requires a lot of strength. This fabric can be used as dress material, handloom etc.

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Gujarati woman along with her daughter stitching bed sheet. Its a Kind of embroidery. It is rightly said that Gujarat has given India the greatest heritage in embroidery work and craft through its famous and versatile Kutch embroidery.

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Lac Bangles are made up of lac which is a scarlet resinous secretion from lac producing insects. Before the lac is moulded into bangles, the raw material is first coated with the desired colours for the bangles.

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A craftsman makes beautiful mufflers with the help of thread weaving machine. He carefully pulls the lever of the machine front and back without breaking a single thread.

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Cloth weaving is basically textile production for which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The technique of manually weaving cloth is not everyone's cup of tea.

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Made of lac, these bangles are the epitome of Indian traditions and craftsmanship. Made by hand, it takes in a lot of time and effort to make them and mould them from a malleable state to round bangles.

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A family in an Indian villages shows the crafts they created out of bamboo. Decorative items such as a miniature tree bearing tiny, colorful birds and baskets with floral arrangements, bamboo made mini boathouse.

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Traditional 'lac ki churi' or lacquer bangle being made by a Rajasthani man on his hot table fired by live coals. Made of lac, these bangles are the epitome of Indian traditions and craftsmanship.

Haryana·festival · street food

An array of earthen crockery on display at the world's largest arts and crafts fair in Haryana. Cooking pots, trendy frying pans, cooking pots, cups, bowls and container lids made from clay.

Uttar Pradesh·industry · crafts

Protective eyewear on and a diligent worker in one of Meerut's scissors making unit welds the metallic bolt that holds the two blades of a scissors together.

Uttar Pradesh·industry · crafts

An old lane leads to one of the few traditional scissors manufacturing units in Meerut. We filmed few of the workers in the process of giving final polish to the handles of iron and brass scissors.

wildlife · birds

A nesting colony of Baya Weaver birds (Ploceus philippinus). These sparrow like birds breed in nesting colonies of 20 - 30 nests which are intricately woven pieces of art.

wildlife · birds

A nesting colony of Baya Weaver birds (Ploceus philippinus). These sparrow like birds breed in nesting colonies of 20 - 30 nests which are intricately woven pieces of art.

wildlife · birds

A nesting colony of Baya Weaver birds (Ploceus philippinus). These sparrow like birds breed in nesting colonies of 20 - 30 nests which are intricately woven pieces of art.

crafts · wildlife

A nesting colony of Baya Weaver birds (Ploceus philippinus). These sparrow like birds breed in nesting colonies of 20 - 30 nests which are intricately woven pieces of art.

wildlife · crafts

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

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The baya weaver is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Flocks of these birds are found in grasslands, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growth and they are best known for their hanging retort shaped nes…

wildlife · crafts

Salim Ali, the famous Indian ornithologist, famously described the breeding biology of the Common Baya or Weaver Bird (Ploceus philippinus.).

wildlife · birds

Salim Ali, the famous Indian ornithologist, famously described the breeding biology of the Common Baya or Weaver Bird (Ploceus philippinus.).

crafts · wildlife

Experience the movements of a Baya Weaver Bird as it comes to its nest and flies away in a slow motion. As it flies away each of the feathers in its wings are visible. This beautiful tiny little bird sits on the branch of a tree.

wildlife · crafts

The Ploceus philippinus or the Common Baya Weaver Bird is one that is much eulogized in Indian mythology and a common resident of village outskirts and around farmlands. Not a common sight these days, what with rampant urbanization.

wildlife · crafts

Ploceous philippinus, the Common Weaver, known as the Baya in India, is a familiar sight in open country near grasslands and farmlands. They nest on palm trees or on open trees in agriculture, such as this Ber or Zizyphus tree.

Rajasthan·crafts

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaver bird found in the Indian subcontinent. The male engineers its nest in an intricate fashion and prepares quite a piece of art to impress females.