Nimar · Central Highlands & Forest Belt
Handwoven Maheshwari saris, stoles and yardage, sold from inside the fort
A non-profit workshop that pays weavers directly and runs a school and clinic from the proceeds. Buying here is the difference between paying the weaver and paying a chain.
Training and production in handloom weaving, with an emphasis on women weavers
Founded by Sally Holkar; the teaching arm of the same revival that Rehwa began.
Watching the reversible border being set up on the loom
The looms sit within the fort walls, directly below the carvings the border motifs were copied from — the shortest distance between a source and a product anywhere in the region.
Banalinga stones, rudraksha, and the puja goods of the island circuit
The stones come out of the river bed a few hundred metres away and are ground and polished locally.
Powerloom cotton, saris and zari-bordered cloth
The volume trade that replaced the hand industry. The historic fine-cotton work survives mainly in older households and in what the town's museum holds.
Mahua, chironji, honey, tendu and amla
Bought from gatherers through the state's minor forest produce federation and cooperatives, and the closest thing the slope has to a cash economy.
Famous shops, markets and workshops in Nimar, and what each is known for. (6)