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Where the craft trade in India can be seen in person — workshops, craft towns, cooperatives and markets — and how to go about arranging a visit.
Visiting the craft trade in India
India has more than one craft town worth knowing before you go: Jaipur, Moradabad. Between them they cover different trades and different kinds of visit, from single-workshop tours to whole districts organised around one craft. Treat each as a separate trip rather than a single day out.
Beyond these named towns, India also has craft activity organised around cooperatives, state or regional emporiums, and export clusters that are not set up as visitor attractions but will often host a serious buyer or a small group by prior arrangement. Season, festival calendars and current opening arrangements are worth checking close to your travel date rather than relying on anything printed in advance.
Which city for which craft
If you only have time for one stop, this is where to point it — the specific craft town, and the gateway city to fly into to reach it.
| Jaipur A multi-craft city rather than a single-trade cluster: blue pottery, gemstone cutting and setting, hand block printing, meenakari enamel and carved marble within one buying trip. | Jaipur own airport — Jaipur is the destination | Open → |
| Moradabad The largest brass and metal handicraft export cluster in the world, now working across brass, aluminium, iron and mixed-material homeware with mature electroplating and lacquering capacity. | Delhi about 180 km, then onward by road or rail | Open → |
| Kanchipuram India's best-known silk-saree town, weaving Kanjivaram silk with gold and silver zari. | Chennai about 75 km, then onward by road or rail | Open → |
Explore craft tours in India
| Craft villages and artisan towns open to visitors | Explore → |
| Guided workshop and studio visits | Explore → |
| Craft markets and cooperatives you can visit | Explore → |
| Craft festivals and fairs open to the public | Explore → |
| Museums and living-heritage craft centres | Explore → |
| How to arrange a studio or workshop visit | Explore → |
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