Chic and elegant clothing to add to your beauty, trinkets that make you shine, showpieces for perfect home decor, tangy delicacies to tickle your taste buds. The ongoing Odisha Crafts Utsav has lined up a plethora of merchandise for customers to pick from.
Sambalpuri saris from Odisha are the costliest items on display. They are priced between Rs 960 to Rs 22,000. Pointing to a sari well-decorated with images and priced at Rs 15,000, Susanth, the stall-keeper says, “we do not make any print work on these saris. So, it would take 27 to 45 days to complete one sari as the entire art work is done manually.”
Colourful kurtas for ladies and gents are available at reasonable prices. You can buy ladies kurtas starting from Rs 100 and gents kurtas beginning at Rs 240.
Vendors from Lucknow, Rajasthan and Andra Pradesh too have showcased dress materials. Terracotta jewellery has necklaces and earrings to provide you the ethnic look. The sellers claim that they have not applied any artificial colouring substances on jewellery. Beginning from Rs 120, they reach up to Rs 1500. Also available are necklaces from Jaipur made of precious and semi -precious stones.
Fashionable trinkets and accessories too are a matter of attraction. The glorious tribal art tradition of the State - dhokra artefacts, patachitra paintings, palm leaf engravings, tribal jewellery made of brass and applique works - are yet another highlight.
Vishnu Prasad Mishra at the stall says that the tribal jewellery is the favourite pick of the city’s women. For all these items, price varies between Rs 200 to Rs 25,000.
A Rajasthani stall has a set of chewables including natural mouth-freshners and flavoured pan.
The pan variety includes banarasi, kalakata, special chocolate, milk suppari and saffron. Mouth-freshners made of coconut, badam and tulsi etc. too are put on display. Natural acidity regulators can also be spotted.
A 10 percent discount is offered on handicrafts whereas handlooms have a 20 percent discount. The exhibition will conclude on July 29. Timing: from 10 am to 9.30 pm.
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