Rajasthan Stone Artwork

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Welcome again to my blog "Handicrafts of Rajasthan". In my earlier posts, I discussed about the "Overview of Handicrafts of Rajasthan" (click here), "Rajasthani Jewellery" (click here), "Rajasthani Pottery" (click here). Now let's  dwell a little about the beautiful and marvelous Stone Artwork of Rajasthan.

Stone Carving (Artwork)

Amer Fort

Rajasthan is famous for its wonderful artwork and marvelous architecture all over the world. Stone carving is the beautiful art work of Rajasthan which can be seen not only in its different Forts, Palaces, Havelies, Temples and various other Heritage sites but also in the splendid art pieces. Marble, Granite, Slate, Quartz and Metamorphic rocks are the various stones available in Rajasthan.

Patwon ki Haveli, Jaisalmer

White marble, Green Kota stone and Sand stone are commonly used for carving idols and statues as they are available in abundant quantity. The beautiful Jaali work is very fine stone carving and is found in most of the old buildings all over the state.

Jaali work

The Forts of Amer in Jaipur, Sonar Quilla of Jaisalmer, Ranthambore and Jalore were built by Rajput rulers with huge walls and temples inside the forts. Jain Temples of Ranakpur and Delwara, Mount Abu are the finest example of stone artwork and carvings. The sculptures found in ancient and medieval temples of Bharatpur, Barolli, Ramgarh, Nagda, Amer city, Chittor, Mandore, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Udaipur are extraordinary examples of artistic skills of Rajasthani stone carvers. This sort of stone art work is not only limited to the walls of temples and forts but also done in Domes and Nauchakis as well. Later the stone artwork combines both Rajput and Mughal style of art and architecture.

Ranakpur Jain Temple

Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan is the hub for stone artwork. Khajanewalon ka Rasta, Nehru Bazaar, Tripolia Bazaar, Badi Chaupar are the places in Jaipur famous for Marble Handicrafts. Other than marble handicraft, you can also shop blue pottery and Kundan jewellery from Johri Bazaar. Ajmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Udaipur are the other centres of Rajasthan famous for stone carving. The different items of stone art work are Idols, Statues, Utensils, Decorative goods, Stone chaukhats and Jewellery etc.

Marble Handicraft

Rajasthan is also the largest centre for Precious and Semi-precious stones which is used for decorating stone artwork and in Jewellery making. Ruby, Topaz, Emerald, Amethyst, Lapis, Lazuli, Agate etc are the stones used for making beautiful jewellery. Classy and elegant Pendants and Ear rings are made by using various Semi-precious stones for both Men and Women.

Precious Stone Necklace
pic courtesy- Ajio

This is a short insight into the Stone Artwork of Rajasthan. Further in-depth into individual art type will be elaborated later on.

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