Traditional Indian Lanterns.

Artistans from and around Nashik city indulge in creating Traditional Indian Lanterns – the Akkashkandil.
These lanterns are created on Polygon’s in various vertices viz.
1. triangle (or trigon) 3,
2. quadrilateral (or tetragon) 4
3. pentagon 5
4. hexagon 6
5. octagon 8 and is
6. Star shape
Made from bamboo, paper, wood with rich vibrant colours, and are extremly good looking. The wood is used from unpacked wooden boxes.

House wives dedicate their extra time for this activity. And This is a great process of recycling and the lanterns consume very little power.


- This Year (08) Maiga Lanterns’ were almost inseparable part of Nashik’s Cultural events. Almost all famous Classical and Light classical musical concert stage were decorated with Maiga Lanterns.