Hand Painted Aipan Art Small plate Style 10 Kullu Shawl these chappals offer comfort and

these chappals offer comfort and durability

The beads come in a wide range of colors

These socks are knit by the shepherding community of Lahaul with their own wool which they handspin on the wooden takhli

"Play is all a child does for work"

Boxes made of sikki known as pauti are given to daughters by parents on the occasion of their wedding

Hand Painted Aipan Art Small plate Style 10 Kullu Shawl these chappals offer comfort andThis art has its unique identity as a hand painted beautification as a symbol of fortune and fertility. The art form is used to decorate floors and walls of the Puja room (place of worship) and entrance of homes and practiced by many communities of the region. The creation of Aipan involves several steps, starting with the preparation of the surface, which is usually cleaned and then coated with a mixture of geru (red ochre) to create a smooth and