Shilparamam Jathara
Shilparamam Jathara is an arts and crafts village and all so Sculpture park located in Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam, India. The village was conceived with an idea to create an environment for the preservation of traditional crafts. There are ethnic festivals round the year.
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| Type | Crafts village |
| Architectural style | Ethnic |
| Location | Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Opened | 2009 |
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Shilparamam, a crafts village, started in the year 2009, is situated just about few kilometers from Visakhapatnam city. Sprawling over 28 acres (110,000 m2) of land in the Madhurawada, Shilparamam main motive is to showing traditional culture to the common people. That's the main reason the state government established this platform.[1]
Shilparamam is located in beautiful natural conditions area sculpted with woodwork, jewelry, clothes and local crafts of each region of the country. mostly they are rural artwork.
Main Attractions
Stalls
There are 36 stalls. Each stall provide variety of traditional produce.[2]
Jogging Track
A jogging track also available and it is useful for morning walkers because it has a lush green environment.[3]
Bird Enclosure
One of the major attractions is the Bird Enclosure with different type of birds, including Indian and international birds.
Amphitheatre
Amphitheater has a total capacity of 1000 members. There are so many cultural activities conducted here.[4]
Sculpture Park
Sculpture Park is one of the main attraction with artists' handmade sculpture.
Night Bazaar
A recently started night bazaar allows visitors to shop for food and entertainment.[5]
Photo gallery
Replica of a tree
Pond at Shilparamam Jaatara
Resting hut at Shilparamam Jaatara
Statue of a dancer
A replica of Alluri Sitarama Raju
Welcome Sign at Shilparamam
A well and Replicas of village
Cemented relief of an Asian elephant.
References
- "Shilparamam :: Vishakapatnam". webwonders.in. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Crafts Bazaar: Shoppers' stop for handcrafted ware". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Andhra govt to develop Visakhapatnam district as tourism hub". Livemint. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "visakha utsav: ‘Promote Andhra culture at Visakha Utsav’ | Visakhapatnam News". Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Night bazaar to come up at Shilparamam". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shilparamam Jathara. |
- "Shilparamam :: Vishakapatnam". webwonders.in. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
