Gulabi Meenakari of Benaras

During his recent visit to the US, Indian PM gifted Kamala Harris (US Vice President) a gulabi meenakari chess set.

  • Later, while meeting with other Quad leaders, he gifted Australian PM Scott Morrison a silver gulabi meenakari ship and a sandalwood Buddha statue to Japan’s Prime Minister.

About Gulabi Meenakari of Benaras

  • It is characterized by pink strokes on white enamel.
  • Unlike the vibrant enamelling in red, green and blue of Jaipur and Delhi, where the white enamel is left stark, the Varanasi craftsmen delicately add pink to the predominant white enamel.
  • The motifs have been lotus blooms and buds.
  • Artisans make items like ....
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