Phad paintings are the traditional craft of Rajasthan and it is a type of folk painting executed on cloth. It is in the form of a scroll that can be carried from one place to other depicting experiences of the local deities.

Kalamkari painting is a type of Indian folk textile art which involves free hand drawing and painting or block printing on cloth, mostly on cotton. The art flourished mainly in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The theme depicted on saris is mainly inspired from the temple murals which are mainly taken from epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Madhubani is a style of painting that is practiced by women of Bihar and Nepal on the mud walls and floors of the house on auspicious occasions like marriage, festivals and other domestic rituals. Earlier these were done on the mud walls but now a day these are done on paper and cloth also.

Meenakari is the art of decorating the metals like gold, silver copper etc., by attaching, or fusing pieces made of colored glass powders. This art was introduced to India by the Mughals. Presently, Jaipur is the main centre of Meenakari craft production.

The word patola is derived from the Sanskrit word Pattal meaning a spindle shaped gourd or Pattakula meaning a silk fabric. Patan in Gujarat is the famous center of production of Patola fabric. In this technique both the warp as well as weft threads are dyed to make patterns like flowers and creepers etc.

The freshly harvested green bamboo is most favored in North-east India. It is easy to work with green bamboo that is split as it shrinks fast. Musical instruments, furniture, tools,  baskets and mats are also made from Bamboo.

Pattachitra means painting on cloth or silk or any other fabric. It is related to the cult of Jagannath in Puri. Every year the images of Lord Jagannath, Shubhadra and Balarama are removed from the sanctum sanctorum of Jagannath temple in Puri for applying paint as their color gets faint after a ritual bath and during this time the images are substituted by the paintings of the three deities. These paintings are made on specially designed cloth known as Pattas.

Brocade is the ancient weaving technique in which threads of gold plated silver and silver are used for making fabric. This fabric was very much popular during the Mughal period as it was a symbol of royalty

Bishnupur in West Bengal is famous for its terracotta temples. The temples are made of locally available material like laterite and bricks. The temples are covered with terracotta plaques in high relief, representing mythological stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata, historical events, decorative patterns and figures of birds and animals. The place is famous for terracotta art objects like terracotta jewelry, pottery, plaques and other artifacts

The bronzes that were produced during Chola period from 9^th -12^th century CE are masterpieces of Indian art. The bronzes are produced by the lost wax technique and some of these bronzes are meant for domestic shrines while others are dedicated to temples for festival processions