Shilp Gram

Artisan's Village. By cruisingindia.com on Mar 25, 2006.

Shilp Gram in Udaipur is a village setup by the West Zone Cultural Center to promote and preserve the rich cultural heritage of India. It is a living museum depicting the life style, traditions, customs and folk arts of the rural and tribal people of the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujrat, Goa, Daman, etc. There are several huts constructed in a traditional architectural style using mud and local building material, to reflect the geographic and ethnic diversity of the different states of West Zone India.The rural artisans and folk artists reside at the Shilp Gram and perform in the natural surroundings of a village environment. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists visit this village, which is spread out over an area of 55 acres and is surrounded by the Aravali Mountains. The Shilp Gram Utsav festival is organized every year from 23rd December to January 1st. It attracts massive crowd creating a scene of a rural market fair and festival, with live performances by folk artists from different parts of India.

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Appx 3km west of Udaipur

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