Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (KM/RD)
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje

Mangalore, Jan 3: Lepakshi, a twelve-day exhibition-cum-sale of handloom products and handicrafts was inaugurated at Hotel Woodlands, near Bunts hostel here on Wednesday January 2.

The exhibition displayed handloom products, traditional handicrafts and other hand-made products which are unique in style, theme, concept and expression. Softwood toys and dolls, silk materials, hand-made bed spread, idols of deities, wooden furniture were also on display.

The exhibition-cum-sale provides a platform for the artisans to display their unique wares, since there would be no middle men, it is artisans who will be the beneficiaries in terms of profits and satisfaction, says Somnath Bhattacharya, proprietor of Eco Friendly from West Bengal, who displayed hand woven silk materials in the exhibition-cum-sale, while speaking to Daijiworld correspondent. 

The exhibition is indeed good, the city dwellers must make use of it, said Ramalinga Reddy of Information and Broadcasting department. 

Y Ramesh Bhat, properitor, Hotel Woodlands and others were present on the occasion.

The exhibition is organised by Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd and was sponsored by Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, New Delhi.