The state has a rich tradition of handicrafts, which make for the popular items for shopping in Uttar Pradesh. The handicrafts of Uttar Pradesh have earned a reputation for themselves over the centuries. Stone carving, embroidery and weaving have attained a height of perfection from the skilled hands of artisans in Uttar Pradesh. Mathura and Varanasi have developed the stone carving, Agra and Lucknow the state capital is the seat of embroidery in Uttar Pradesh.
Exquisite stone carved items are prominent in the state like: marble boxes, wall plates, table tops & not to mention the numerous replicas of the Taj Mahal. Most of them are made of marble, sandstone, precious & semi precious stones. Leatherwork in Kanpur, glassware of Firozabad, the Chikankari embroidery of Lucknow and Zardozi of Agra are overwhelmingly beautiful & trademark art works of Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh has vast variety of traditional handicrafts such as :
Zardozi, Stone carved artifacts, Silk Saris, Glassware, Lukhnawi - Chikankari, Leather Craft, Jewelry, Pottery, Metal ware, Bangles, textiles, metal ware, woodwork, ceramics, stonework, dolls, leather products, ivory articles, papier-mache, articles made of horns, bone, cane and bamboo, perfume, and musical instrument.
