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Bronze Crafts
Presently, important centres of Brass work across India are:
| Bronze Craft Work | Details |
| Gaja Tandava (Kerala) | Shiva dancing in the Tandava position. |
| Rare Jain imagery and icons (Karnataka) | Reflects the need of ancient Jain pilgrim centres in Karnataka. |
| Dokra Casting (Odisha and West Bengal) | Used for ornaments made of brass. |
| Pahaldar Lamps (Jaipur and parts of Uttar Pradesh). | Copper and brass lamps in different styles and shapes. |
| Pembarthi craft (Telangana) | Exquisite sheet metal (brass) art to adorn chariots and temples. |
Other Famous Metal Crafts in India
| Metal Crafts in India | Details |
| Bidri Craft (GI) (Karnataka) | Blackened alloy of zinc and copper is inlaid in thin sheets of silver to make items like hookahs, vases, earrings, showpiece items, etc. which also have a good export market. |
| Aranmula Kannadi (Metal Mirror) (GI) (Kerala) | Being a rare piece of craft, it is a handmade metal-alloy mirror, made in Aranmula, a small town in Kerala. The alloy is polished for several days to get mirror’s reflective surface. The composition of alloy is a trade secret of the families involved. |
| Netturpetti jewellery boxes (Kerala) | It is an antique handicraft made normally using rosewood and brass curios. It has intricate patterns which are inspired by the temple architecture and traditional art forms of Kerala. |
| Chandi Tarkashi (Silver Filigree) (Odisha) | Alloy of 90 percent or more pure silver is used. Techniques such as granulation, snow glazing and casting are used innovatively to make ornaments. |
| Swamimalai Bronze Icons (GI) (Tamil Nadu) | Swamimalai is a traditional site where this craft is practiced since Chola Period. Idols of bronze and “panchaloha” (copper, brass, lead silver and gold) are made for religious purposes. |