Elluru, near Masulipatnam is famous for carpets of Indo-Persian style. This art from was brought to India by the Persians who migrated to Andhra Pradesh during the Muhammaddin regime. Later, they developed the carpet industry here. The body designs of carpets are named after patrons or those associated with them or fruits like babul, guava etc.
The designs are mostly floral and geometrical.The pile carpet came to Warangal with the Mughal army, for the military camps had not only soldiers but also artists and craftsmen. They evolved their own designs in course of time but with the flavour of the old, like the Persian Lancelot leaf transformed into a flower.
Arts & Crafts