Design Resource
Varakh - Jaipur
The Art of Silver or Gold Foils
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Antony William
Products
The product made is fine piece of Varakh. Varakh mainly comes in three sizes namely:
• Jumbo (6x4 in.),
• Medium (3.5x5.5 in.) and
• Small (3x5).
Varakh is high in demand and has a diversified market. Varakh is used in food industry on large scale for decoration. Apart from this silver and gold are offered to God/ Temple by the devotees and this gold and silver is then melted and made into Varakh. This Varakh is used to apply on the temple Kalash or on the idols of gods and goddesses. Also it is used to clad ceilings, decorative lightings, utensils etc.
