Thursday, March 24, 2011

Shilpgram Festival in Udaipur

Stalls at Shilpgram Fest
About Shilpgram Festival:

Shilpgram is a small village in Udaipur, and is known for the famous Shilpgram festival. This festival is held near Hawala Village, around 3 km from Udaipur. The Shilpgram Festival is usually a Annual Crafts Mela that is organized by Rajasthan Tourism to promote the arts and crafts of Rajasthan. This festival has its own great importance as many tourists from all around the world visit Shilpgram Festival every year. Held usually during the month of November or December, this fair is one of the hits in Udaipur. The participants of this fair are mostly the artists who engage in creation of various art-forms like handicraft, decorative art-forms, mirror works and the potters who engage in various beautiful pottery and other decorative items. This fair promotes the craft bazaar of Rajasthan as tourist buy lots of artifacts from this fair.Since held during winters, the tourists get to enjoy the Shilpgram Festival even more due to the pleasant climate.

Festival: Shilpgram Festival

Held during: November or December (every year)


Venue: Shilpgram Village

Entry: Free

Events of Shilpgram Festival:

Craft fair

Annual Bazaar

Workshops for pottery

Glimpse of the lifestyle of weavers in Rajasthan

Music shows

Dance programme by local artist

What can one buy in Shilpgram Festival:

Handicraft items

Decorative Pots

Mirror work

Decorative wall hangings

God idols

Fabrics of Rajasthan

decorative hand bags and purse

Toys

wall arts

food items from Udaipur

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