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Kinhal
Kinnal, also called Kinhal, is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code= 609700 Kinhal, Koppal, Karnataka It is located in the Koppal taluk of Koppal district in Karnataka. This village is famous for Kinhal Craft, Kinnal craft. Recently this craft has been granted Geographical Indication, geographical indication, and its GI tag number is 159. Demographics As of the 2001 India census, Kinhal had a population of 8873, with 4480 males and 4393 females. Transport There are buses from Koppal town to Kinnal Village on a regular basis. The nearest major town is Koppal. From Koppal one can catch buses and trains to other places. See also *Hampi *Anegondi *Kuknur *Kanakagiri *Yelburga *Karatagi *Kushtagi *Koppal *Karnataka References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20190810051205/https://koppal.nic.in/ Villages in Koppal district {{Koppal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinhal Craft
Kinnal craft or Kinhal craft (), is a traditional wooden craft local to the town of Kinnal (also spelled Kinhal) in Koppal District, Karnataka, India. The town is famous for toys and religious idols. Recently, this craft has been granted Geographical indication, Geographical Indication. History Kinnal was once a flourishing centre for crafts, the most well-known being carvings in wood. The famous mural paintings in the Pampapateshwara Temple and the intricate work on the wooden chariot at Hampi are said to be the work of the ancestors of the Kinnal artisans of today. Old paper tracings found in the ancestral house of one of the artisans further substantiates this belief. In 2007, students from the University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art in collaboration with the Crafts Council of Karnataka, facilitated a project with local students and craftsmen, in an attempt to revive the Kinnal craft. Method The artisans are called ''chitragara''. Lightweight wood is used for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |