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Indian artisans working at a marble inlay factory in Agra.

Agra is famous for its heritage and culture, but it is also a leading place to witness as well as buy items made from marble. Known as marble inlay work, this intricate art form is a closely guarded secret, and passed on for several generations within a small, well-knit community. In this hour-long activity, we will take you to a place where you will observe a live demonstration of this art, in an air-conditioned Swift or a similar car. It begins with a floral design or geometrical design engraved on the marble slab. Then, small pieces of different marble shades are cut delicately to fit in these groove, to create the final product. Along with the marbles, a few other materials are also used to get it a finished look. This art form became extremely popular during the Mughal era and its fame spread far and wide.

First the artisans draw a design on paper and decide how many pieces of which stone go where. Then they carve the stones on big grinding wheels until they are the exact shape on the paper. You can sort of see the wheels in the background of the second picture.

Only then, to make sure the stones fit correctly within the marble, do they lay the carved stones out on the marble, trace them, and carve the marble accordingly. They cover the marble with red…stuff to better be able to see where has been carved.

They then paste the stones into the hollows using a “glue recipe handed down since the Taj Mahal”. The marble is cleaned and polished until there is no height difference between the inlaid stones and the marble backing.

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