Weaving and textile designing is a relatively new section at Norbulingka. The yarn woven is mostly organic cotton or eri silk, also called ahimsa silk, because this silk is extracted AFTER the silk worm has left the cocoon. (We had done a special feature on Eri and Muga silk some...

Lanterns, tealight holders and candle stands; all handcrafted by our very own artisans, from natural metal and metal alloys. Each piece goes through a number of processes, the first of which is welding  in which metal strips or sheets are joined together to create the required shape.   This is...