07 May 2016, 11:11 am
A wide range of highly attractive traditional arts and crafts from 15 districts of West Bengal will be presented at the fair.
These attractive art and craft items will include patachitras, mats, and decorative items made with coarse grass and buffalo horns from Paschim Midnapur district, traditional puppets from Dakshin 24-Parganas district, batik products from Howrah district,kantha-stitch items and wood carvings from Burdwan district, dokra jewellery, shola crafts and batik products from Birbhum district, traditional clay dolls from Nadia district. Baluchari sarees, dokra crafts and terracotta items from Bankura district, Chhau dance masks from Purulia district, bamboo crafts from Malda district, jute crafts from Murshidabad district, wooden masks, bamboo crafts and dhokra items from Dakshin Dinajpur district.
The Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela can be visited till May 8 from 8 am to 8 pm daily.
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