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Nirmal Arts & Crafts

Adilabad

Adventure

NirmalpaintingsandWoodenHandicraftsarenamedafterthetownofNirmalin

Camping

Caves

AdilabaddistrictinTelangana.
Thecraftispracticedbyasetofartisans
knownasnaqashwhobycustompaintscenes
fromtheRamayanaandtheMahabharata,as

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Geography

History

Karimnagar

Theartistsworkwithsimpleorembossed

Nalgonda

ThemastercraftespersonsofNirmal
originallymadegoldcolourfromthejuicesofherbs.Thepaintingsarein
goldondarkbackgroundsandareremarkablyattractive.Popularitemsinclude
jewelleryandornamentboxesmadeofponikiwood,foodtraycovers,playing
cards,ganjifaboxesandmanymoreitems.Alargevarietyofproducts,,wall
plaques,furniture,screens,panels,,bowls,lampstandstrinketboxes,and
ashtrays,aremade.

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Hyderabad
Lakes

Medak

Nature

Museums

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Nizamabad

People

Poets

Rangareddy

Religious
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Nirmaltoysarecopiesofnaturalformsandartistsonlymakeanimalsand

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birds.Ponikiwoodisusedforsmallproductsandteakwoodforlarger

Statistics

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Forts

Khammam

Mahabubnagar

fromgum,minerals,andavailableherbs.

Culture

Festivals

wellasfromMughalandKangraminiatures.
designsandacquiretheoriginalcolours

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Travel

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Shopping
Trekking
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items""l.Wallplaqueswithpaintedflyingbirdsarealsocommon,asare

Warangal

Waterfalls

Wildlife

brightlycoloureddepictionsoffruits,vegetables,andanimals.
Overthelastfewyears,Nirmalworkhasevolvedtocatertothenewdemands.
Movingawayfromjustbeingpaintersoftheseepics,thecraftsmennowpaint
motifsinoldIndianschoolstyle.TheMoghulminiaturesarecrafted
exquisitelyonsoftwhitewood,calledPonniki,whichisstrengthenedwith
differentcoatingsofpipeclay,finemuslinandtamarindseedpastebefore
theyarepainted.
OriginofNirmalPaintings
TheevolutionofthisNirmalartandcraftcanbetracedbacktoolddaysof
Kakatiyadynasty.Thiscraftisaformoflacqueredwoodworkthatwasbornin
Nirmaltownandsincethen,thisarthasremainedanattractionthroughall
theseagesandnowdaysitismadebothinNirmaltownandHyderabad.The
motifsusedarefrescoesfromElloraandAjantaandMughalminiatures,and
floraldesigns.
Duringalltheseyears,Nirmalworkhasevolvedtocatertothenewneeds.
Besidesthewallhangings,Nirmalcraftsmenalsocraftedexquisitelacquered
furniture,largescreens,boxes,bowls,trays,toys,andpictures.
AssortmentsofdecorativeandutilitarianarticlesarecraftedinNirmalart
style.
CreationofNirmalPaintings
Thetechniqueinvolveslacqueringthewoodsurfaceandthenpaintingthe
precisedesign.Theconventionaldesignscanbetracedanddrawninchalkon
anycompositionboardorsmoothenedwoodandthenpaintedinbrightandflat
colorswhileareoftentouchedupwithgoldandfinallyvarnished.

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Theorganiccolorsusedaremadefromherbs,gums,andminerals.Thegold
whichisfoundinthisworkisextractedfromherbaljuices.ThePaintingof
mughalminiaturesonwhitewoodponkiisveryattractive.Astheseitemsage,
theyacquireanexquisitemutedglowwhichissimplyimpeccable.
NirmalToys
TheNirmaltoysaremadefromextractofherbswhichprovidesthemwitha
goldensheen.Theyaregenerallymodelsofhumanoccupations,fruits,and
animals.TherearemanysimilaritiesamidtheKondapallyandNirmaltoysas
theyaremadefromthesamekindofwoodduringtheirmanufacturingprocess.
ButtheKondapallytoysaregenerallycoatedwithplainwatercolorswhereas
theNirmaltoysareparticularlyembellishedwithoilpaints.Boththese
kindsoftoysaretreatedwithspecialtamarindpasteintheprimarystage
beforetheyarepainted.
Theprominentdifferenceamidtheseisthataftertreating,thecomplete
Nirmaltoyiscoveredwithfabric,ratherthanlimebluewhichareusedfor
Kondapallytoys.]
WheretoShop
LepakshiHandicraftEmporiumsituatedinGunFoundryofHyderabadandMinerva
ComplexonS.D.RoadofSecunderabad.
KalanjaliArtsandCraftsNampallyinHyderabad
ThecraftsmuseumCalcuttaemporiumwhichliesbehindthelepakshigun
foundryinHyderabad
CentralcottageindustriesemporiuminMinervacomplex,onS.D.roadin
Secunderabad.
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CauveryKarnatakastateArtsandCraftsemporiumwhichliesintheseven
hillsplazaonS.D.RoadSecunderabad.
SheelasIndianHandicraftspecialistinLalBahadurStadiuminHyderabad.

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