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 9th 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
Musings of an eccentric mind 