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Gurjari

Gurjari offers the best of wonderfully crafted furnishings, furniture, textiles and jewellery, which would appeal to even the most discerning buyer. The famous Sankheda wooden furniture is a Gurjari speciality. Also available are storage boxes, small nutcrackers, metal jewellery, copper bells, baked clay items and a host of other delightful items. Intricate embroidered garments include skirts, blouses, kurtas and jackets.

Address:

Gurjari
Hotel Sarovar Complex
Secretariat Road,
Hyderabad
Phone: 040-23240149

Lepakshi Handicrafts Emporium

Lepakshi is a Government of Andhra Pradesh enterprise. It was set up in 1982 to develop and promote AP handicrafts. Lepakshi has established showrooms across the country and organizes exhibitions and welfare activities for the benefit of the artisans.

Products on offer:

-- Cherial Scroll paintings
-- Brass artware of A.P
-- Wood carvings
-- Rose wood furniture
-- Bobbili Veena
-- Banjara Embroidery
-- Rose wood
-- Bidri
-- Rosewood Panels
-- Kondapalli toys

-- Kalamkari paintings
-- Stone carvings
-- Nirmal furniture
-- Cotton and jute durries
-- Nirmal toys
-- Leather lamp shades
-- Nirmal paintings
-- Kalamkari block prints
-- Silver filigree

Address:

Lepakshi
Export Oriented Showroom
Opp. Telephone Exchange,
'Hasthakala Bhavan',
Musheerabad
Phone: 040-27668178

Lepakshi Handicrafts Emporium
Gunfoundry,
Phone: 040-23235028,23212902

Lepakshi Handicrafts Emporium
Minerva Complex,
S.D.Road,
Secunderabad
Phone: 040-27814729

Kalanjali

Kalanjali launched by the Ramoji Group in Nov 1992 as a brick and mortar setup has now grown into an exclusive Indian Arts & Crafts shoppe. It is one of its kind to showcase the rich Indian tradition, culture, history and provides us with essence of superior Indian skills in the area of art and crafts.

The collection at Kalanjali strikes an instant chord in the minds of visitors about the wide and exclusive range of quality products. It offers you the widest range of artifacts to shop from.Kalanjali has all kind of Home Decor, Personal and corporate gifts and ethnic look utility items.

Address:

Kalanjali Arts & Crafts
5-10-194, Hill fort road,
Saifabad,Hyderabad

Phone: 040-23231147,23423440

Shilparamam

Shilparamam is an arts and crafts village located near Hitech City, in Hyderabad. It is spread over 50 acres of land and is surrounded by wild vegetation and unique rock formations. The village was conceived with an idea to create an environment for the preservation of traditional crafts.

A major attraction at Shilparamam is the amphitheater where rural and urban artistes meet and interact through workshops, seminars and festivals. Artists from all over the country come here to perform.

Every season ushers in celebrations galore in Shilparamam. Festivals are celebrated in the most traditional. SOme of the festivals celebrated at Shilparamam are:

The International Kite Festival
Navarathri
South India Festival
Sankranthi Sandadi
Ugadi
Annual Crafts Festival
Janmashtami

These festivals help in establishing direct contact between the artisans and the buyers.

The end of the festive season does not mean that the artisans have gone back to their villages. You will find them busy at work in their individual huts. You can enroll as a student to learn the various arts and crafts taught here by these artisans.