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Traditions and customs in Jaipur

5 customs and traditions in Jaipur — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Block printing

Block printing
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Hand-carved wooden blocks stamped onto cotton in the villages around Sanganer and Bagru.

Watch outScreen-printed cloth sold as hand-blocked. Genuine work has slight registration variance.

2. Blue pottery

Blue pottery
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A Persian-derived craft using quartz rather than clay, made nowhere else in India.

3. Teej and Gangaur

Teej and Gangaur
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Monsoon and spring festivals with processions of decorated idols through the old city.

4. Rajasthani puppetry

Rajasthani puppetry
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String puppets with a repertoire of folk narratives, performed in courtyards and havelis.

5. Gem cutting

Gem cutting
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Jaipur is one of the world's main centres for cutting coloured stones — a real industry behind the tourist shopfronts.

Watch outThe export-for-profit gem scheme is Jaipur's signature fraud: stones sold with a promised buyer abroad who does not exist.

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