Atulya Bharat: Elegant pottery styles of India

Jan29,2024

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Khavda pottery-making is unique to the Kutch region of Gujarat. The Khavda potters only use the mud from a lake area near the village, known as 'Rann ka mitti'

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Khavda pottery

Jaipur blue pottery has the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. This is a glazed form of pottery that uses a blue glaze and is typical of intricate designs

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Jaipur blue pottery 

The Ochre Coloured Pottery culture is a Bronze Age culture of the Indo-Gangetic Plain "generally dated 2000–1500 BCE," extending from eastern Punjab to northeastern Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh

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Ochre Coloured pottery

Andretta pottery is a pottery style made in the small village of Andretta in Himachal Pradesh and is known for its use of natural clay

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Andretta pottery

Originating from places like Nizamabad in Uttar Pradesh and Azamgarh, black pottery is known for its metallic sheen, deep black hue, and silver designs. 

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Black pottery

The black clay pottery of Nizamabad in Azamgarh district most likely hails from Kutch's cultural tradition

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Nizamabad black clay pottery

Bidriware is an art of metal handicrafts that originated during the 14th century in Karnataka, during the rule of the Bahamani sultans

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Bidriware

Known for its vibrant, brightly colored pottery, Khurja in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh is often referred to as 'The Ceramics City'. 

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Khurja pottery

Longpi pottery is a widely practiced form of tribal art in Manipur. It has been claimed by the locals that the clay is native to only Longpi village.

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Longpi pottery