Pressed dry flower products from Chattisgarh

These are the pressed dry flower hand bags from Chattisgarh, displayed in the Surajkund Crafts Fair, Haryana. This is an annually held festival to promote the art and craft tradition of India.

Pressing dry flowers and leaves has been a favourite craft form since ancient times. Various methods have been tried since then, and several new techniques have been developed in order to improve the colour and shapes of pressed flowers.