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Birbhum

Birbhum is the district of Rabindranath Tagore's Shantiniketan and the spiritual heartland of the baul tradition, whose Shantiniketan ektara (gopi yantra) recently earned a GI tag. The Bolpur-Santiniketan area is the district's craft market, where the Amar Kutir cooperative sells hand-batik silk, kantha-stitched saris, leather goods, terracotta pottery and bamboo craft, and where the khesh recycled-cotton handloom and patachitra scroll paintings are made. Tourists also buy Ilambazar palm-leaf mats and the winter pithe sweets around Bolpur-Santiniketan.

Sub-regions known for craft

BolpurIllambazarSantiniketan

Subdivisions

Suri SadarBolpurRampurhat

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What You Can Buy Here

GI♡Shantiniketan Ektara (Gopi Yantra)

Shantiniketan Ektara (Gopi Yantra)

Santiniketan, Bolpur

Well sourced3 sellers
GI Tagged

₹500 – ₹5,000
♡Bengal Pattachitra (Pata Scroll Painting)

Bengal Pattachitra (Pata Scroll Painting)

Santiniketan, Bolpur

Well sourced3 sellers

₹500 – ₹10,000
♡Khesh Recycled-Cotton Sari

Khesh Recycled-Cotton Sari

Santiniketan, Bolpur

Well sourced3 sellers

₹400 – ₹2,000
♡Amar Kutir Hand-Batik Silk Sari

Amar Kutir Hand-Batik Silk Sari

Santiniketan, Bolpur

Well sourced3 sellers

₹800 – ₹4,000
♡Kantha Stitched Sari and Embroidery

Kantha Stitched Sari and Embroidery

Santiniketan, Bolpur

Well sourced3 sellers

₹500 – ₹5,000
♡Amar Kutir Leather Goods

Amar Kutir Leather Goods

Santiniketan, Bolpur

Well sourced3 sellers

₹300 – ₹3,000
♡Ilambazar Palm-Leaf Mat

Ilambazar Palm-Leaf Mat

Illambazar

Sourced3 sellers

₹200 – ₹1,500
♡Pithe Puli (Rice-Flour and Jaggery Winter Sweet)

Pithe Puli (Rice-Flour and Jaggery Winter Sweet)

Santiniketan, Bolpur

Sourced3 sellers

₹10 – ₹100
♡Santiniketan Clay Crafts and Terracotta Pottery

Santiniketan Clay Crafts and Terracotta Pottery

Santiniketan, Bolpur

Sourced3 sellers

₹100 – ₹2,000

27 shops

Sellers in Birbhum

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shantiniketan ektara gopi yantra
GY

Gopi Yantra Shala

Bolpur, Birbhum · West Bengal

Third-generation karmakar hand-carving ektara (gopi yantra) from neem wood with gut strings and brass tuning pegs.

Sample listingArtisan

4.7 ★  32 yrs active

Hand-carved Neemwood Ektara (Gopi Yantra)₹1,800
Student-size Gopi Yantra₹950
Ektara with Brass Tuning Peg₹2,600
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shantiniketan ektara gopi yantra
SS

Santiniketan Sangeet Uparjog Kendra

Santiniketan, Birbhum · West Bengal

Long-standing instrument shop near the station supplying Tagore-style ektara and spare gut strings to students and musicians.

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4.4 ★  45 yrs active

Traditional Ektara, Lac-finished₹2,200
Ektara Case with Spare Gut Strings₹550
Tagore-model Gopi Yantra, Handmade₹3,200
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shantiniketan ektara gopi yantra
KK

Kala Karmakar Ektara Studio

Bolpur, Birbhum · West Bengal

Family workshop reproducing ektara designs sketched by Tagore himself, building each instrument from a single carved body.

Sample listingFamily Workshop

4.1 ★  18 yrs active

Student Gopi Yantra, Teakwood₹850
Collector-grade Ektara, Carved Headstock₹4,800
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bengal pattachitra scroll painting
RP

Rabindra Pattachitra Shala

Santiniketan, Birbhum · West Bengal

Women's atelier continuing the Bengal pata tradition of scroll painting on handmade paper with natural mineral pigments.

Sample listingFamily Workshop

4.9 ★  27 yrs active

Jagannath Rath Yatra Scroll (small)₹1,500
Dakshina Banalata Pata (hand-painted)₹4,500
Gobindadash Chitr (set of 2)₹6,500
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bengal pattachitra scroll painting
BP

Bolpur Pata Chitra Kendra

Bolpur, Birbhum · West Bengal

Self-taught pata artist painting temple and river scenes on handmade mulberry paper with natural vermilion and malachite pigments.

Sample listingArtisan

4.2 ★  12 yrs active

Single-panel Pattachitra, Radha-Krishna₹900
Scroll, Chaitali Krishna (3-panel)₹3,800
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bengal pattachitra scroll painting
RK

Rabindra Kala Souvenir Bhandar

Santiniketan, Birbhum · West Bengal

Gift shop carrying framed pata reproductions and hand-painted originals by local Santiniketan artists.

Sample listingRetailer

3.9 ★  35 yrs active

Framed Pattachitra Reproduction, 8x12 inch₹750
Hand-painted Pata Scroll, 20 inch₹5,200
Mini Pata Postcard Set (6)₹550
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