Exhibition of Kashmiri products held in Srinagar
Exhibition of Kashmiri products held in Srinagar
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Kashmir Handicrafts Worker displaying his skill at SKICC, Srinagar.
Making of Decorative Papier Mache Craft in Kashmir
Papier Mache is a delicate decorative art which shows the artistic zeal of a craftsman. This art was introduced in Kashmir in the 15th Century by a Kashmiri Prince who spent years in prison at Samarkand in Central Asia. The art born in the land of Persia was highly favored by Mughal Emperors of 15th and 16th Century.
This unique craft involves the use of Paper pulp for creating beautiful artifacts painted by expert craftsmen in lifelike images of Kingfishers, maple leaves and other motifs. The traditional Kashmiri method of making Papier Mache starts with waste paper which is soaked in water for several days until it disintegrates. The excess water is drained and the soaked waste paper, cloth, rice straw and copper sulfate are mixed to form a pulp. This mixture is placed in a mold and left to dry for two to three more days. On the drying of pulp, the shape is cut away from the mold in two halves and then glued. The surface is coated with the layer of glue and gypsum, rubbed smooth with a stone or baked piece of clay and pasted with layers of tissue paper. A base color is painted on, and a design is added free hand. The object is then sand Papered or burnished and is finally painted with several coats of lacquer. The ingenious Papier Mache artisans of Kashmir transform a variety of utility articles into rare art pieces. The creation of a Papier Mache object can be divided into two distinct categories, the sakhtsazi (making the object) and the naqashi (painting the surface). The colors for painting designs on the surface are obtained by grinding and soaking various vegetable mineral dyes in pigment or stone form. The final product is a beautiful art work that cannot be called a creation of one artist. It travels many pairs of talented hands before reaching a table or a mantel. Above all other talents, the aesthetic sensibility and hereditary skills are most essential in these craftsmen.
Papier Mache, today, has become highly stylized and appealing by using real gold and silver paint and by adding intricate decorations. The designs and decorations of the Kashmiri Papier Mache, usually in the form of flowers and birds, have a strong Persian flavor. Among other rich designs is 'Arabesque', done in gold against a brown or red ground to show sprays of rose blossoms in fine lines and 'Armand', an elaborate design built up in spirals with gold rosettes radiating from various centers and white flowers laid over gold scroll work. Some items like bowls and vases are lined with brass, while on special orders boxes and other items are ornamented with gold and silver leaves and depict beautiful landscapes or Tree of Life patterns and objects like a house boat, that form an inseparable part of Kashmiri lifestyle.
The Papier Mache objects produced in Kashmir today varies from Christmas ornaments to coasters and includes boxes of every imaginable size and shape. These objects are not only beautifully decorated, but are surprisingly light and strong. Their coating of lacquer protects them from water and gives them extra durability.
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Kashmiri Exclusive Shawls With Price৷৷
Kashmiri Exclusive Shal with Price
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Watch: ‘Crewel - The heritage craft of Kashmir.’
Watch: ‘Crewel - The heritage craft of Kashmir.’
Crewel embroidery is fascinating needle art. Typically done in thin wool thread on linen or cotton fabric, crewel work provides texture not seen in silk or cotton embroidery. A special kind of embroidery done with a pointed hook used for drapery and upholstery is known as crewel. Because of the high quality of embroidery done on wall hangings and rugs, Kashmiri crewel-work is in great demand throughout the world.
Crewel fabric is a hand-embroidered fabric traditionally made in Kashmir. Embroidered using woolen yarn, crewel fabrics are made in cotton, silk organza, velvet, linen and jute fabrics. Crewel fabrics are used for drapery and upholstery - made into curtains and used to cover chairs, etc. Crewel fabric is also used to make cushions, pillow shams and throws.
Crewel embroidery is done on thick material popularly used for furnishing and usually carries floral and creeper designs. The designs are available in assortment of colours ranging from a single colour to multi colour embroidery. This craft is also available on bed spreads in various sizes ranging from single to king size.
Crewel is basically similar to chain stitch. It is also chain stitch done on white background, but here the motifs, mainly stylized flowers, do not cover the entire surface, and the background is not embroidered upon Wool is almost invariably used in crewel-work and colour schemes are not as elaborate as in chain stitch. This fabric is available in bolts, and is sold by the length. They make excellent household furnishings, being washable both by hand or machine.All embroidery is hand done in either single or double ply wool. Crewel embroidery material is quite popular in export market as it satisfies the aesthetic expression lover of beauty all over the world. Besides these crewel products are very popular in domestic market also. Designs are available in assortment of colors ranging from a single color to multicolor embroidery.
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KASHMIRI ANGITHI - HAMAM
Mughalo ke zamane se chalta aa raha rivayati Hamam ka istemal kashmiri log aj bhi karte hain. Thande paani se wuzu karne se bachne ke liye tamam masjido me Hamam banaye jaa rahe hain.
Kangri sales go up as winter grips Kashmir valley
With electricity in the Kashmir Valley playing hide and seek with the population coupled with dipping mercury, which created the perfect condition for the Kangri traders to sell Kangris (Traditional Fire Pot) like hot cokes these days. Made from the dried twigs of willow trees and a round earthen pot, there has been a surge in the sale of Kangris in valley as it witnessed snowfall on higher reaches and rainfall in plains. Kangri is preferred over other heating devices in winters in rural as well as urban Kashmir. People believe that this traditional device (Kangri) is easy to prepare and unlike electrical heating devices, can be carried along if you happen to take a stroll. It is the easiest and cheapest way to keep warm in the chilling cold of Kashmir. Huge stocks of Kangris can be seen in the markets and busy streets these days. In earlier period, Kangri used to be the only alternative available for the people to protect themselves from the chilling winters of Kashmir.
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Kashmir – A Heaven on Earth
Set like a jeweled crown on the map of India, Kashmir is a multi-faceted diamond, changing its hues with the seasons – always extravagantly beautiful.
Two major Himalayan ranges, the Great Himalayan Range and the Pir Panjal, surround the landscape from the north and south respectively. They are the source of great rivers, which flow down into the valleys, forested with orchards and decorated by lily-laden lakes.
The Mughals aptly called Kashmir ‘Paradise on Earth’ where they journeyed across the hot plains of India, to the valley’s cool environs in summer. Here they laid, with great love and care, Srinagar’s many formal, waterfront gardens, now collectively known as the Mughal Gardens. Anecdotes of four and five centuries ago describe their love for these gardens, and the rivalries that centered around their ownership. They also patronized the development of art & craft among the people of Kashmir, leaving behind a heritage of exquisite artisanship among these people and making the handicrafts of the land prized gifts all over the world.
Kashmir is a land where myriad holiday ideas are realized. In winter, when snow carpets the mountains, there is skiing, tobogganing, sledge-riding, etc. along the gentle slopes. In spring and summer, the honey-dewed orchards, rippling lakes and blue skies beckon every soul to sample the many delights the mountains and valleys have to offer. Golfing at 2,700 m above the sea, water-skiing in the lakes and angling for prized rainbow trout, or simply drifting down the willow fringed alleys of lakes in shikaras and living in gorgeous houseboats are some of the most favored ones.
Kashmiri handy craft furniture
Young minds display their innovative skills at exhibition in Jammu and Kashmir
School students in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir display their innovative skills at an exhibition organised to recognise and channelise young budding minds.
Kashmiri folk dance
Kashmiri folk dance @ Srinagar (Nishant Bagh)
KASHMIR HANDLOOM EMPORIUM
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KasheeR Hez KangeR/Firepot of Kashmir
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Kangri, the almost lost Kashmiri artifact
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Shopping from a shikara in the Dal Lake
The shikara is a type of wooden boat found on the Dal Lake and other water bodies of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Shikaras are of varied sizes and are used for multiple purposes, including transportation of people. Drivers use oars having a unique spade that is made in Indiana, United States, to row the shikara. A usual shikara seats half-a-dozen people, with the driver sitting at the lower end. Like the Venetian gondolas, they are a cultural symbol of Kashmir. Some shikaras are still used for fishing and harvesting aquatic vegetation while most are covered with tarpaulins and are used by tourists. Some are used as floating homes by poor people.
Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The urban lake, which is the second largest in the state, is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the Jewel in the crown of Kashmir or Srinagar's Jewel. The lake is also an important source for commercial operations in fishing and water plant harvesting.
The shore line of the lake, is about 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi), is encompassed by a boulevard lined with Mughal era gardens, parks, houseboats and hotels. Scenic views of the lake can be witnessed from the shore line Mughal gardens, such as Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh built during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir and from houseboats cruising along the lake in the colourful shikaras. During the winter season, the temperature sometimes reaches far below freezing point, which results in freezing the lake.
The lake covers an area of 18 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) and is part of a natural wetland which covers 21.1 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi), including its floating gardens. The floating gardens, known as Rad in Kashmiri, blossom with lotus flowers during the months of July and August. The wetland is divided by causeways into four basins; Gagribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal and Nagin (although Nagin is also considered as an independent lake). Lokut-dal and Bod-dal each have an island in the centre, known as Rup Lank (or Char Chinari) and Sona Lank respectively.
At present, the Dal Lake and its Mughal gardens, Shalimar Bagh and the Nishat Bagh on its periphery are undergoing intensive restoration measures to fully address the serious eutrophication problems experienced by the lake. Massive investments of around US $275 million (1100 crores) is being made by the Government of India to restore the lake to its original glory.
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Old Kashmir traditionalbeautiful architecture Part 1
Beautiful Kashmir Paradise on Earth also named as an alpine Switzerland with Heaven Grasslands. Kashmir Valley Beautiful traditional Architecture.
During ancient and medieval period, Kashmir has been an important centre for the development of a Hindu-Buddhist syncretism, in which Madhyamaka and Yogacara were blended with Saivism andAdvaita Vedanta. The Buddhist Mauryan emperor Ashoka is often credited with having founded the old capital of Kashmir, Shrinagari, now ruins on the outskirts of modern Srinagar. Kashmir was long to be a stronghold of Buddhism.[11] As a Buddhist seat of learning, the Sarvāstivādan school strongly influenced Kashmir.[12] East and Central Asian Buddhist monks are recorded as having visited the kingdom. In the late 4th century CE, the famous Kuchanese monk Kumārajīva, born to an Indian noble family, studied Dīrghāgama and Madhyāgama in Kashmir under Bandhudatta. He later became a prolific translator who helped take Buddhism to China. His mother Jīva is thought to have retired to Kashmir. Vimalākṣa, a Sarvāstivādan Buddhist monk, travelled from Kashmir to Kucha and there instructed Kumārajīva in the Vinayapiṭaka.
Karkota Empire (625 CE - 885 CE) was a powerful Hindu empire, which originated in the region of Kashmir.[13] It was founded by Durlabhvardhana during the lifetime of Harshavardhan. The dynasty marked the rise of Kashmir as a power in South Asia.[14] Avanti Varman ascended the throne of Kashmir on 855 A.D., establishing the Utpala dynasty and ending the rule of Karkota dynasty
The legend of Kashmir says that at one point there was a beautiful lake here, beloved of the gods. The gods played happily by this lake till a demon began to haunt the land. The villagers sought the help of a holy man who drained the waters of the lake and thus created the valley of Kashmir. Is it myth, or is it fact? Marine fossils and corals excavated in Kashmir reveal that a large lake did once exist here!
Water, in many forms, is one of Kashmir's charms. Lakes, rivers, springs make music all over the valley. And majestic sweeps of forested mountains are tempered with miles of flowering meadows.
In this breathtaking land, fruits grow in abundance: apple, cherry, peach, pear, plum, loquat, almond, walnut and pine nut. And you know why the gods must have loved it here!
About Kashmir
Set like a jeweled crown on the map of India, Kashmir is a multi-faceted diamond, changing its hues with the seasons – always extravagantly beautiful. Two major Himalayan ranges, the Great Himalayan Range and the Pir Panjal, surround the landscape from the north and south respectively. They are the source of great rivers, which flow down into the valleys, forested with orchards and decorated by lily-laden lakes.
The Mughals aptly called Kashmir ‘Paradise on Earth’ where they journeyed across the hot plains of India, to the valley’s cool environs in summer. Here they laid, with great love and care, Srinagar’s many formal, waterfront gardens, now collectively known as the Mughal Gardens. Anecdotes of four and five centuries ago describe their love for these gardens, and the rivalries that centered around their ownership. They also patronized the development of art & craft among the people of Kashmir, leaving behind a heritage of exquisite artisanship among these people and making the handicrafts of the land prized gifts all over the world.
Kashmir is a land where myriad holiday ideas are realised. In winter, when snow carpets the mountains, there is skiing, tobogganing, sledge-riding, etc. along the gentle slopes. In spring and summer, the honey-dewed orchards, rippling lakes and blue skies beckon every soul to sample the many delights the mountains and valleys have to offer. Golfing at 2,700 m above the sea, water-skiing in the lakes and angling for prized rainbow trout, or simply drifting down the willow fringed alleys of lakes in shikaras and living in gorgeous houseboats are some of the most favoured ones.
August Show and Tell: Kashmiri Box
For our August Show & Tell Video, we look at this wonderful souvenir from Charles Longfellow's 1869 journey to India.