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The road running
around the north of Fateh Sagar leads to the rural arts and crafts centre of
Shilpgram, near the village of Havala, 5km out from town and best reached by
bike. This exemplary crafts village - one of the best in the country - was set
up to promote and preserve the traditional architecture, music and crafts of the
tribal people of western India, and holds displays of the diverse traditional
lifestyles and customs of India's rural population.
Musicians and dancers
- hijras (eunuchs) among them - perform around the houses, while weaving,
potting, puppetry and embroidery continue as they would in their original
localities. Allow at least an hour to walk around the compound; the best time to
go is at weekends, when the centre is filled with artisans. |
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