{"id":56,"date":"2017-11-05T17:07:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T17:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happybuddha.co.uk\/spiritual-crafts\/?p=56"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:18:13","slug":"new-delhi-agra-and-monument-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happybuddha.co.uk\/spiritual-crafts\/new-delhi-agra-and-monument-love\/","title":{"rendered":"New Delhi, Agra and the ‘Monument to Love’"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1547832434662{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”]New Delhi is the capital of India and one of Delhi city’s 11 districts. It is a massive metropolitan area in the country\u2019s north. In Old Delhi, a neighborhood dating to the 1600s stands the imposing Mughal-era Red Fort, a symbol of India, and the sprawling Jama Masjid mosque, whose courtyard accommodates 25,000 people. Nearby is Chandni Chowk, a vibrant bazaar filled with food carts, sweets shops and endless spice stalls. Delhi was ruled by some of the most powerful emperors in Indian history, and has been a witness to the political turmoil for over five centuries.
\nThe purpose of our trip was to find some local manufacturing companies and villagers who could produce some interesting handmade and unique crafts for us.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”66″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1547837568216{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”]We started our exploration by attending the Delhi Trade Fare, which went on for 4 days. Pragati Maidan hosts the \u2018Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts\u2019 and is a venue that has more than 625,000 square meters of exhibition space. It took us 3 days to explore (most) of the producers and products. We were however very disappointed by what we found available here, it was mainly lighting and products that just didn\u2019t grab us.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”62″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1547842602868{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”]We did find one producer of Indian Crafts, and they were actually called Indian Crafts. They export all Asha Handicrafts, which is a not-for-profit making body, based in Mumbai. They demonstrated their aluminium jewelery boxes to us. silver elephant jewelery Box Each had beautifully intricate designs on them ranging from Buddha\u2019s to Elephants.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”60″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]