Mysuru: As part of Ugadi Festival, a Grameena Mela (Cotton Silks Craft Expo) has been organised at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road in city. The expo concludes on Mar.18.

The expo aims at providing a suitable platform to the artisans from across the country to showcase their talent. There are more than 121 stalls (participants) at the Mela which is open from 10.30 am to 9 pm.

Items on display include block print dress materials, suits, tops, printed & traditional bed sheets, bedspread, Sanganeri saree from Rajasthan, kantha work from West Bengal, Pashmina shawls from Kashmir, dhopian, balucheri boutique sarees from Kolkata and more. Apart from dress materials, antique jewellery and many more handicraft items are also on display at the expo that includes Rajasthan wood articles, colourful statuettes, Manipur black stone articles, MP brass articles and figurines, AP  black metal statuettes, Jodhpur white metal statuettes and Chennapatna toys.