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Art & Crafts in Ladakh

            There is little tradition of artistic craftsmanship in Ladakh, most luxury items having been obtained through imports. 

A community of metal workers working in silver, brass and copper in the village of Chiling (about 19km up the Zanskar river from Nima), said to be the descendants of artisans brought from Nepal in the mid -17th century, produces exquisite items for domestic and religious use. The skill of building religious statues is also not extinct.

The District Handicrafts Centre at Leh trains local people and helps them to market their products. In addition to traditional objects, authentic pashmina shawls and carpets in designs and techniques borrowed from Tibet are available at the Centre. The Handicrafts Centre also has a department of traditional Thangka painting. 

Tibetan silver jewellery and traditional Ladakhi jewellery attract a number of tourists. These jewellery items are specially designed and moulded by the local Ladakhi silversmiths. One can easily find them in many colourful shops at Leh city (like the Tibetan Market off Old Leh Road and Moti Market near the Leh bus stand) 

Curio Shops at Leh City
Images of Ladakh, India

Taken in: India / Jammu and Kashmir / Leh (show map)

Taken on: October 7, 2014

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