Sargaalaya Crafts Village

Crafts village in Kerala, India

Sargaalaya

Saargalaya Boating Facility

Location within Kerala

General information
Type| Crafts village
Architectural style| Ethnic
Location| Iringal, Vatakara , Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Coordinates| 11°33′36″N 75°36′21″E﻿ / ﻿11.5601°N 75.6058°E﻿ / 11.5601; 75.6058
Opened| 19 Feb 2011
Owner| Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society
Website
sargaalaya.in

Sargaalaya is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) arts and crafts village in Iringal, near Vatakara in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India.[1][2] It was established at a cost of around 15 crores on 19 February 2011 by The Kerala Tourism Department. It was inaugurated by the then Home and Tourism Minister, Mr Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and the Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society received the contract to manage the crafts village for a period of ten years.[3]

The Kerala State Tourism award function is also held at the crafts village.[4] Sargaalaya has over 60 stalls selling various ethnic crafts and it also houses The Crafts Design and Technology development centre, which provides training for craftsmen to learn new techniques in traditional handicrafts.[citation needed]

## Sargaalaya International Arts & Crafts Festival

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The annual Sargaalaya International Arts & Crafts Festival is held here from 20 December to 5 January.[5] The 2016 Sargalaya Festival had over 350 artisans from all over the world register for the Festival.[6] It is also considered to be South India's biggest handicraft fair. Around two hundred thousand (lakh) people visited the festival in 2015.

## Boating

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The village also has recreational boating facility, as it is situated on the banks of the Kuttiady River. Both rowing and paddle boats are available.

## References

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1. ^ "Sargaalaya's helping hand for artisans". The Hindu. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
2. ^ Anima, P. (26 December 2014). "Artistry unlimited". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
3. ^ "Opening of crafts village". The Hindu Businessline. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
4. ^ "Tourism awards". Kerala IT news. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
5. ^ "International Crafts Fair and South India's biggest fair". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
6. ^ "Artisans from all over the world". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

## Further reading

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* Prasad, K.V. (24 March 2016). "Crafts fair to liven up Sargaalaya". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
* Chronicle, Deccan (20 December 2015). "Sargaalaya all set for 5th Crafts Festival". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

## External links

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* Official website
* Sargaalaya Arts and Crafts Village. Keralatourism.org.