Tisser Artisans Trust
Karnataka Craft Explorer
Craft mapping initiative

Where craft actually sits

Click a region to filter, or any dot to open the craft. 54 entries across 31 districts, plotted on the six craft regions.

Kittur KarnatakaKalyana KarnatakaKaravaliMalnadOld MysoreBayaluseeme
Region
Material
Vitality

The register

Every entry currently on the map. Nothing is ranked — a craft held by one family sits level with a craft employing thousands.

Photographs

Each entry has a photo slot, keyed to its filename. Drop a folder named photos/ beside this file with images named craft-id.jpg and they appear everywhere automatically — map thumbnails, list and detail. Until then, each slot falls back to its drawn panel.

To try it now without moving files: pick images from your computer and any whose filename matches a craft id will load straight into the page. Nothing is uploaded — the images stay in this browser tab.

The district atlas

Entries that name each district, highest first. Click any district to filter the map. Low numbers mark thin documentation at least as often as thin craft.

The GI register

Seventeen registered handicraft geographical indications. Click a row to open the craft where this volume carries one. Source: Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai, and the published state registration lists.

App.Geographical indicationPlaceRegisteredScope
11Mysore SilkMysuru01.01.2006Karnataka
20BidriwareBidar03.01.2006Karnataka
23Channapatna Toys & DollsChannapatna, Ramanagara01.01.2006Karnataka
24Mysore Rosewood InlayMysuru01.01.2006Karnataka
31Kasuti EmbroideryDharwad · Belagavi · Vijayapura01.01.2006Karnataka
32Mysore Traditional PaintingsMysuru01.01.2006Karnataka
60Ganjifa Cards of MysoreMysuru01.01.2008Karnataka
61Navalgund DurriesNavalgund, Dharwad01.01.2008Karnataka
62Karnataka BronzewareNagamangala · Shivarapatna01.01.2008Karnataka
76Ilkal SareesIlkal, Bagalkot01.01.2008Karnataka
77Molakalmuru SareesMolakalmuru, Chitradurga01.01.2008Karnataka
134Sandur Lambani EmbroiderySandur, Ballari01.01.2011Karnataka
213Kinhal ToysKinnal, Koppal01.01.2012Karnataka
210Guledgudd KhanaGuledgudda, Bagalkot01.01.2016Karnataka
224Udupi SareesUdupi · Dakshina Kannada01.01.2016Karnataka
169Kolhapuri ChappalBelagavi · Dharwad · Bagalkot · Vijayapura01.01.2019Shared
986Patteda Anchu Saree & FabricsGajendragad, Gadag01.01.2025Karnataka