Entertainers & Craftsmen
- Kathakali - putting on makeup
- Kathakali - the finished product
- Kathakali - scene 1
- Kathakali - scene 2
- Kathakali - scene 3
- Kathakali - the musicians
- Rajasthani dancers
- Fire breather
- String player
- Flute player
- Camel wallahs
- Painters
- Hand loom Nepal
- Hand loom Maharashtra
- Block printing
- Rug making part 1
- Rug making part 2
- Rug making part 3
- Inlay workers
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- Kathakali - the finished product
The second stage is to burn the fibres on the back of the rug. We couldn't really convince ourselves about why this is essential. The rug goes really black at first but quickly fades back to a more normal colour.