Day 01
Taj Mahal and Agra's Handicraft Heritage
- Marvel at the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum built by Emperor Shahjahan for his wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal, which reminds people of their ageless love story.
- Enjoy your complimentary lunch or schedule it accordingly.
- Visit the handicrafts centres. Agra is renowned for regal crafts like Pietra dura, marble inlay, and also for leather and footwear.
- Learn about the marvellous marble inlay work. Precious stones are inserted into marble blocks, a technique extensively used in the Taj Mahal. This exquisite and intricate work is one of the best examples of an objective representation of art.
- Be introduced to Zardosi work. It is an elaborate and glossy embroidery technique done on silk, satin, or velvet. A bent hook, needle, gold wires, metal stars, and thread are used as tools in this craft.
- Head towards Kohinoor Art, which is also a museum-cum-jewellery shop. See the seven masterpieces of art created by master Shamshuddin.
- Continue to the textile market and carpet centre, which have flourished since Gandhian times and are presently running under the umbrella of the cottage industry. Here, you will have the opportunity to interact with Kashmiri weavers who are renowned for making pashmina and single-knotted carpets of silk, cotton, and Kashmiri wool.
