Dastkar – A Craft Lover’s Paradise!

If you’re in, or around Delhi, or are likely to be there any time soon, stop reading this post, and go see it for yourself! Dastkar, the nature bazaar, is on till the 9^th of November 2012.
The colours, textures, sights, sounds, and smells… there is something for all the senses.

I visited the bazaar this past weekend, and it was an absolute delight. I saw first-hand, the art forms I had hitherto only read about, and learnt the existence of many more. This mammoth gallery, is only a small part of the whole experience.

Hope you enjoy!

Rug

DIY kits for almost every Indian art form – and more

Stalls in the Bazaar

Managing the stall

Hiding behind the decoration, to take photographs!

On display

Purses and Wallets

Jewellery

Kerala Murals shrunk into pendants!

Hanging Colours

Camel rider statue – these were there everywhere!

Mats

Potter at work – A workshop in progress

Kurtas and Kurtis

Elephant Dung products – no kidding

Wall hangings

Files, folders, notebooks

In tandem with the beats

Mizoram Bamboo Dance

Banboo Dance concluding

Bags

Baskets galore

Even more hangings!

Embroidery

Coir Nest

Kalamkari

More colours

Textures and colours

Outside the food stall

Jugaad – the name says it all!

Cheeky camels

Baby Ganesha – they were really small, and really cute!

Some more decor!

Quilt

Quilts

Tree on cloth

Framed

More on Display

Do’s and don’ts – no bargaining!

More Hangings!

What you will find

The Bazaar

Terracotta decor

Wall hanging

Cloth Decor

Entrance

Terracotta