31-12-2018 : karnataka Bronzeware Handicrafts Of India A commemorative postage stamp

In Karnataka Bronze casting flourished under Chalukyas, flastrakutas, Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara period. The Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana under Vaishnava faith erected many magnificent temples with exquisite metal icons, Bangalore the capital city of Karnataka is the chief craft cluster for Bronze Casting, Traditional India Bronze ware has world wide reputation in overseas market because of its superior workmanship and modest price. The traditional crafts persons were an unbroken chain of evolution passing from teacher to the disciple and father to son.