Did you know that it took around 60 artisans over 8 years to make Asia’s biggest ever handmade carpet?
This handwoven marvel measures an impressive 72 feet by 40 feet.
Workers giving finishing touches to a 72x40 feet carpet, which took eight years to weave, outside Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar on Wednesday. It is scheduled to be despatched to a palace in West Asia. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD
The work on the carpet unit was started in 2016 in Wail Kralpora of Tangmarg in Jammu and Kashmir.
It is being manufactured by Srinagar-based Fayaz Ahmad Shah, who is associated with the carpet business for decades.
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Reporting: Peerzada Ashiq
Videos: Nissar Ahmad
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Published - May 29, 2024 03:55 pm IST
