Gnapika Directions

You might be tempted to write Gnapika one off as another wannabe tourist-magnet that stocks the same old token 'handicraft items'. And, for the most part, you'd be right - but a little digging around will unearth a few unusual samples of art from all over the state.

Brave the somewhat musty interior, and you'll see some finely crafted works, like the wooden-carved Madhumala artefacts from Srikalahasti, finely spun filigree jewelry from Karimnagar, Gadwal silks and Venkatagiri cottons, a bidri-engraved hookah, and dramatic little Cheriyal masks. Kalamkari print is the overwhelming....