Channapatna

Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatnain the Ramanagara district of Karnataka state, India. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication (GI) under the World Trade Organization, administered by the Government of Karnataka. As a result of the popularity of these toys, Channapatna is known as "Gombegala Ooru" (toy-town) of Karnataka. Traditionally, the work involved lacquering the wood of the "Wrightia tinctoria" tree, colloquially called "Aale mara" (ivory-wood). and for for toys is majorly manifactured in channapatna taluk in neelsandra village.