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THE INDIA ART ATLAS

India, state by state

Explore all 28 states and 8 Union Territories. Each directory can grow into a living record of its artists, art forms and regional heritage.

36 regions

Andaman and Nicobar Islands — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Cellular jail or kaalaapani.jpg)
INDIA

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Nicobari canoe craft • Nicobari hut craft

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Andhra Pradesh — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Kalamkari painting.jpg)
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Andhra Pradesh

Bobbili Veena • Etikoppaka lacquer toys

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Arunachal Pradesh — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Tawang Monastery (Tibetan Buddhist).jpg)
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Arunachal Pradesh

Apatani weaving • Bamboo and cane craft

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Chandigarh — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Open Hand monument, Chandigarh.jpg)
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Chandigarh

Contemporary painting • Modernist sculpture

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Diu fort Diu india.jpg)
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Shell craft • Traditional basketry

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Haryana — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Pothuraju Artist in Culture of Telangana Programme at Surajkund, Haryana (02.02.2016) 10.jpg)
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Haryana

Panipat handloom weaving • Phulkari embroidery

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Himachal Pradesh — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Hidimba Devi Temple, Dhungri Manali 2.jpg)
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Himachal Pradesh

Chamba metal craft • Chamba Rumal

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Jammu and Kashmir — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Empty shikara on Dal Lake, Srinagar, India 2013-08-23 (flickr 9967093983).jpg)
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Jammu and Kashmir

Kani shawl weaving • Kashmir carpet weaving

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Lakshadweep — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Blue-Lagoons-In-Kalpeni-Lakshadweep.JPG)
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Lakshadweep

Boat-making craft • Coconut shell craft

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Maharashtra — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Warli painting.jpg)
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Maharashtra

Himroo weaving • Kolhapuri leather craft

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Meghalaya — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Living root bridge, Maghalaya, India1.jpg)
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Meghalaya

Garo weaving • Khasi cane and bamboo craft

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Puducherry — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Puducherry-French Quarter-WUS02285.jpg)
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Puducherry

Auroville handmade paper • Palm-leaf weaving

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Rajasthan — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: East facade Hawa Mahal Jaipur from ground level (July 2022) - img 01.jpg)
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Rajasthan

Bagru block printing • Jaipur blue pottery

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Tamil Nadu — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam Temple (east-exposure).jpg)
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Tamil Nadu

Kanchipuram silk weaving • Mahabalipuram stone carving

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Telangana — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Minaret of charminar 12032012.jpg)
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Telangana

Cheriyal scroll painting • Gadwal weaving

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Tripura — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: Ujjayanta Palace as seen from the midpoint of the avenue 02.JPG)
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Tripura

Bamboo and cane craft • Bamboo furniture craft

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West Bengal — representative image (Wikimedia Commons: 2016 Durga Puja Kolkata Shobhabazar Sarbojonin (9).jpg)
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West Bengal

Bankura terracotta • Dokra metal craft

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