The only indigenous crafts are the painted wooden toys of Bassi Village (see page 160). Enter Bassi's cheerful old quarter, known simply as Sheher (town), and wander into the workshops. Dancers, musicians, soldiers and animals are all charmingly rendered, with Parvati (Gauri) a particular favourite - especially when painted in choli and churidar, in an impressive disco-dancer avatar! The most elaborate speciality is the kavadh, a sort of miniature altar painted with scenes from the epics and hinged so that it can be folded up like a book.