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Chanderi: The Sheer Silk of the Heartland
A feather-light silk-and-cotton weave from a small Madhya Pradesh town, so sheer it was once said to be woven air.
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Chanderi looms and Bastar iron — the heartland's quiet masters.
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Bastar Iron Craft: The Hammered Iron of the Gond Hills
No moulds, no casting — Bastar's Lohar smiths beat recycled scrap iron into lamps, deities and dancers with hammer, fire and patience.