{"id":5528,"date":"2018-07-25T17:44:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T12:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=5528"},"modified":"2019-01-02T18:04:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T12:34:20","slug":"jabalpur-crafts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/jabalpur-crafts\/","title":{"rendered":"The incredible crafts of Jabalpur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jabalpur is an important city located in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is also designated as \u201c<\/span><b>Sanskaar Dhani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d of Madhya Pradesh, meaning the cultural capital. Jabalpur has also preserved its crafts tradition, and homes the experts in-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handloom<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pithora painting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marble stone carving<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terracotta<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woodcarving<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s have a look at these art forms in detail.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handloom<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5538\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5538\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/madhya-pradesh-handloom.jpg?resize=900%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"madhya pradesh handloom\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/madhya-pradesh-handloom.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/madhya-pradesh-handloom.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/madhya-pradesh-handloom.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy: www.indiaheritagedesk.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handloom is the traditional fabric weaving technique. The state of Madhya Pradesh presents some exotic weaves like Maheswari silk, chanderi, zari, and block printed cotton handloom fabric. Despite industrialization, you can find the traditional looms and villagers practicing this art in Jabalpur.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pithora painting<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5543\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5543\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pithora-painting.jpg?resize=1024%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pithora painting\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pithora-painting.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pithora-painting.jpg?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pithora-painting.jpg?resize=768%2C394&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy: www.flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a ritualistic painting done on the walls, especially by the tribal natives. These paintings symbolize gratitude to God or wish for a boon. The ritual behind these paintings is-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The head priest of the community asks the concerned person to perform a ritual and paint the walls as a solution to his problem. The presence of Pithora Baba (painted figure) is believed to solve all the problems. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Pithora is always located at the threshold, or the Osari, outside the first front wall or inside on the walls of the first room as one enters a house. The walls are treated with layers of cow dung and whitewashed with limewater (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">choona<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) before painting them. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marble stone carving<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5540\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Marble-stone-carving.jpg?resize=714%2C943&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Marble stone carving\" width=\"714\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Marble-stone-carving.jpg?w=714&amp;ssl=1 714w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Marble-stone-carving.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy: in.pinterest.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Narmada river basin comprises a repository of marble rocks and the natives carve these rocks into beautiful statues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terracotta<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terracotta or the clay-based art-form is also widely practiced in Jabalpur. You can find here a variety of household utilities made from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terracotta\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">terracotta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There is a traditional festival called as <\/span><b><i>Pola<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during which, children play with the bullocks are made from clay symbolizing the harvest season. For the girl children, kitchen sets are made of clay to play.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woodcarving<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5547\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5547\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Woodcarving.jpeg?resize=1000%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Woodcarving\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Woodcarving.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Woodcarving.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Woodcarving.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy: mptravelogue.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jabalpur natives are also expert wood carvers. The region homes the sal-tree forest, which is a source of wooden artifacts. Because of people\u2019s experience with wood, the block painting on fabric is also pretty famous in Jabalpur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are planning to visit Jabalpur and nearby areas, you can also prefer traveling via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/car-rental\/jabalpur\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">intercity taxi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Useful links-<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/plan-jabalpur-trip\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jabalpur: A quick trip planner<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/places-near-jabalpur\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazing places to visit near Jabalpur<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/jabalpur-food\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jabalpur: A food tour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jabalpur is an important city located in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. 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