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Heritage, craft, ritual and living traditions, told through travel.
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Pressed by hand: inside Rajasthan’s block-printing traditions
Read more →: Pressed by hand: inside Rajasthan’s block-printing traditionsHow hand-block printing works, what makes Bagru and Sanganer prints distinctive, and where to see the craft up close near Jaipur.
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Living traditions in Uttarakhand: temples, rivers and the people who keep them
Read more →: Living traditions in Uttarakhand: temples, rivers and the people who keep themAipan patterns, the seeds of Harela, masked Ramman theatre and the temples of Jageshwar: traditions that are still part of everyday life.
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A different side of Himachal Pradesh: the Kangra Valley, slowly
Read more →: A different side of Himachal Pradesh: the Kangra Valley, slowlyAn artists’ village, Tibetan monasteries, a thirteenth-century temple and a narrow-gauge railway under the Dhauladhar range.
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Five meetings, one river: the Panch Prayag of Uttarakhand
Read more →: Five meetings, one river: the Panch Prayag of UttarakhandAlong the Alaknanda, five rivers join the main stream in turn. By Devprayag, the water takes the name Ganga. Here is how…
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The Himalaya Walks the Runway
Read more →: The Himalaya Walks the RunwayLadakh’s craft is coming to Lakmé Fashion Week in Delhi. A preview of “The Fifth Season” — and why mountain style deserves…
