Ram Temple opening brings hope to Moradabad brass traders as orders for idols shoot up

Subject: History

Section: Art and culture

Context:

There is a rise in brass idols business in Moradabad with the inauguration of Ram Temple.

More about News:

There was a time when the annual turnover of the brassware industry in Moradabad stood at around ₹20,000 crore. Now, it is just one-fourth of that.

About Moradabad: A Brass city

Moradabad is known as the ‘Brass City’ or Peetal Nagri.
The designs made on the brass products here display culture, heritage, history and diversity.
The patterns and designs used for decorating these items are inspired from a variety of sources, varying from Hindu Gods and Goddesses to paintings of the Mughal Era.
The district has domestic units as well as large industries engaged in the manufacture of metal goods.
The work of washing, shaping and polishing handicraft metal items is carried out in the domestic units.
The exporters in Moradabad have now begun to work with other metals like aluminum, stainless steel, iron etc.

Moradabad Metal Craft- GI Tagged In 2013

Moradabad metal engraving is a fine and delicate art. This craft shows the traces of Islamic culture. There are many sharp tools used in the process of tracing the design on to the brass, silver and copper.