Himalayan Bazaar with artisan stalls and traditional crafts at JATH festival
Community

Himalayan
Bazaar

A living marketplace of craft, story, and community. 50+ artisans from across the Himalayan region, gathered at Travancore Palace.

Featured Artisans
Kullu weaver creating traditional patterned shawl on wooden handloom
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
Kullu Weaving

Devi Lal & Family

Five generations of hand-woven shawls using traditional Kullu patterns. Each piece takes 3–5 days to complete on a wooden loom.

ShawlsStolesBlankets
Ladakhi artist painting intricate Thangka with gold leaf and mineral pigments
Leh, Ladakh
Thangka Paintings

Tenzin Norbu

Sacred Buddhist scroll paintings created with natural mineral pigments and gold leaf. Each thangka is a meditation in itself.

ThangkasMandalasPrints
Naga artisan crafting traditional bamboo basket with intricate weaving pattern
Kohima, Nagaland
Naga Bamboo Craft

Khriehu Collective

Functional and ceremonial bamboo objects from the Naga tradition — baskets, headgear, and architectural elements.

BasketsHeadgearDecor
Lepcha potter shaping traditional black clay pottery with skilled hands
Sikkim
Sikkim Black Pottery

Lepcha Potters Guild

Ancient black clay pottery of the Lepcha community, shaped without a wheel and fired in open kilns.

VesselsRitual ObjectsCups
Mising weaver from Assam creating traditional geometric pattern textile
Assam
Mising Weaving

Avantika Haflongbar

The Mising community's distinctive weaving tradition, with geometric patterns that map the Brahmaputra's tributaries.

Mekhela ChadorStolesFabric
Kinnauri craftsman carving intricate Buddhist motifs into wooden panel
Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
Kinnauri Wood Carving

Ram Lal Negi

Intricate wood carving traditions of Kinnaur — doors, panels, and decorative objects with Buddhist and Hindu motifs.

PanelsBoxesFigurines