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'''Benares brass''' is the [[brass]]ware from the city of Benares (also known as [[Varanasi]], Varenisi or Kashi) in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The city is located in an area naturally rich in [[copper]] - a requisite ingredient of [[brass]].<br />
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[[File:India - Varanasi brass seller - 1632.jpg|thumb|India - Varanasi brass seller - 1632]]<br />
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Benares is a [[pilgrimage]] site as it is considered home to the God [[Shiva]] or Visweswara. Many devotees from local and foreign lands travel to this city to worship Lord [[Shiva]]. As a result, manufacturing of brass utensils, artifacts, [[antique]]s and puja (devotional) articles has become a business in Benares.<br />
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With the use of technology and modern machines, the time taken to prepare these artifacts has decreased. Being a holy site, majority of the articles are small [[oil lamp]]s, [[trident]]s, [[mask]]s of Gods and Goddesses etc. in any combination of [[Repoussé and chasing|embossed]], [[engrave]]d, [[enamel organ|enameled]] or burnished brass vessels and brass items.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Metal-craft-no-longer-confined-to-mere-utensil-making/articleshow/12645344.cms Metal craft no longer confined to mere utensil-making] ''[[The Times of India]]'' Retrieved 13 April 2012</ref><br />
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In ancient India, brass oil lamps decorated with [[Sanskrit]] inscriptions, [[Hindu]] icons, women, and swans, were in early usage in [[Hindu temple]]s, and households. [[Guild]]s were established in the various trades overseen by Karkhanadars; similar to the [[journeyman]] and [[apprentice]] of trades of European trades and artisans. Karkhanadars were required to train within the [[caste]], or be subject to being outcasts themselves. The apprentice would need to develop his work for 6 years before achieving full wage and becoming a Karkhandadar. A school has been established in Benares to teach brassware and inevitably the timeless practices of the guilds are being replaced, to keep pace with modern societal demands.<br />
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Benares brass is also used in making bangles, which is considered a symbol of feminine grace and ethnicity.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Sale-of-bangles-picks-up-in-Varanasi/articleshow/15346985.cms Sale of bangles picks up in Varanasi] ''[[The Times of India]]'' Retrieved 04 August 2012</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Wood-NuttallEncyclopaedia/b/benares.html Benares (Nuttall Encyclopædia)]<br />
*[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-brasses-orn.html brasses, ornamental - HighBeam Encyclopedia]<br />
*[http://india.suramya.com/india_art.php Learn about Indian Art]<br />
*[http://www.oldcopper.org/glossary.htm Copper Glossary ]<br />
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