Coloured in rainbow spectrums beginning with shades of violet and ending with the reds, their craft is recognised the world over, but the artisans behind Rajasthan's famed tie and dye industry say the future looks grey and bleak.
Demonetisation and GST have dealt a double blow to the bandhej' workers of this town that employs thousands of people in the region.
This small town in Rajasthan's Shekhawati region wouldn't ring a bell for most but the art of tie and dye, more famously known as 'bandhej', going back centuries, strikes an instant chord.A globally-known handicraft, with tie and dye scarves, saris, table linen and more sought after the world over, should put the community on the better side of financial scale, but industry insiders said they struggle to make ends meet.
With another Lok Sabha election around the corner, they hope for a better government to make their lives easier.