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| Carpets and Durries |
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A durrie in the making.
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Though a bulky item to carry home, the woollen carpets of Bikaner and Jaipur (generally based on Persian and Caucasian styles) and the traditional cotton durries (cool light rugs, mostly in pastel shades with a sparse use of geometrical motifs) can liven up even the dullest of floors. |
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| Jewellery |
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Rajasthan became famous for its jewellery industry from very early times, being an important source of precious and semi-precious stones such as emerald, garnet, agate, amethyst, topaz and lapiz lazuli. |
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