Multi-color Round Bankura Panchmura Terracotta Craft Necklace Jewellery Set Shop – Brass Fork from Bengal Dokra - GI Heritage and elements of nature

and elements of nature

with the belief that it brings good luck and wards off evil

Various decorative artefacts such as sculptures of deities

Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district

Artisans often draw their designs on paper beforehand and then carefully transfer them onto the metal surface

Multi-color Round Bankura Panchmura Terracotta Craft Necklace Jewellery Set Shop – Brass Fork from Bengal Dokra - GI Heritage and elements of natureTerracotta of Bankura is one of the first attempts of man at clay modelling that has been perfected with time. Baked in sun and burnt in mud kilns with dry eucalyptus leaves, the earthly ensembles in dull ochre or red are beauteous caricatures. Terracotta has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The simple yet dynamic terracotta artistry of Panchmura has its origin in religious ritual. The structure of the 'Bankura Horse' has been so