![]() ![]() The common applique works includes motifs made of elephants, flowers, tribal art, Gods, Goddesses, artistic designs etc. There are small shops some of which are also factories or store houses of these amazing handicraft items.Ī huge variety of items including bedsheets, bed covers, wall hangings, table cloths, table runners, purses, bags, diwali decorations, canopies ,decorative umbrella, wallets, etc are available. The umbrellas used are all edorned with applique work. There is no recorded data as to how the craft evolved but it is believed that these form of applique work on cloth are used to decorate the temples of Jagannath and also for the decoration of the Jagannath Ratha Yatra Festival. This handicraft is related to the rituals and traditions of the Jagannath temple that dates back to the 16th 0r 18th Century. The village is home to around 150 craftsman and around 600 girls who do the needlework. Pipli is famous for its handcrafted items known as applique and locally it is called as chandua.Applique means the art of decorating a piece of cloth by stitching cut work or pieces of another cloth in a decorative manner. ![]() Array of shops which sell various items with applique workĪpplique work done on colourful umbrellas What to see in Piple? The village is located near the National Highway 203. So if you are travelling from Bhuwaneswar to Konark (65km) you can travel vis Pipli and ask your driver to take you to Pipli and I am sure he will willingly take you there as I have seen the people aof Odisha love to show you around their art and tradition. Pipli is a small village located between the two major cities Bhuwaneswar and Puri somwhere in the middle exactly on way. Let’s throw some light into these two heritage villages of Odisha and show you what lies in there- PIPLI How to reach there. This proves that tourists are not aware of them and the art that they can witness in these heritage village. You can clearly make out the difference between the crowd you see in the Sun Temple of Konark and in the small village of Raghurajpur. ![]() Patachitra famous in Raghurajpur done beautifully on cloth which can also be framed.īeautiful Applique work which is popularly done in Pipliīut the thing is that many tourists are not aware of these two heritage villages- Pipli and Raghurajpur and thus they are not commercialized like other tourists spots. The government is also taking utmost care to uplift these artisans and get them maximum profit from their art. Tourism industry is trying it’s best to keep these art in it’s best form and make it available to the huge number of tourists that visits Odisha every year. It is state which is famous for it’s handicraft items, it’s art which dates back to the ancient age. When were are talking about tradition and art Odisha is one such state which boasts of it’s rich art and heritage. And these things are visible in it’s architecture, festivals, weddings, customs. India is always a rich country when we are talking in terms of culture, heritage, art and tradition. ![]()
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