Shops and premises

Shabari EmporiumJagdalpur and Raipur

Dhokra, wrought iron, wood carving and Kosa silk, sold at fixed price

The Chhattisgarh handicraft board's own outlet. Useful mainly as a price and quality benchmark before you buy anything in a haat or a village.

Kondagaon craft village and ShilpgramKondagaon

Dhokra casting and wrought iron, bought from the workshop

Casting and forging happen in the yards; the Ghadwa and Lohar households will show the wax model and the broken mould, which is the only way to tell a cast piece from a moulded reproduction.

Bhanpuri iron clusterBhanpuri, near Jagdalpur

Wrought-iron lamps, figures and panels

Smiths work to commission; large panels take weeks and are best ordered in person.

Nagarnar potters' yardsNagarnar

Votive terracotta horses, elephants and shrine figures

Made against vows rather than for stock, so what is available depends on who has ordered what.

Tokapal, Darbha, Bakawand and Chhindgarh haatsVillages around Jagdalpur

Salfi, landa, chapda, bamboo shoot, forest produce, iron tools and cloth

Each has its own fixed weekday. Go early — the salfi is finished by mid-morning and the chapda goes first.

Sanjay MarketJagdalpur

The daily produce and provisions market, and the town end of the forest-produce trade