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Photo Essay: Khanyari Tiles of Kashmir
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Photo Essay: Khanyari Tiles of Kashmir

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

Once considered a quintessential cultural element, Khanyari (Rainawari)Tiles were used in every traditional house of Kashmir to decorate the floors. In the past, the glazed tiles were made by a large community of artisans from Khanyar, Srinagar. At its peak, people in that Mohalla would make 50000 tiles a day, reduced to barely a 100....