India is prosperous in its forest wealth. It has huge land area under forests. All varieties of forest growth are found in this country ranging from tropical hardwood forests to high altitude coniferous (softwood) forests and from deciduous to evergreen forests & plantations. Hence, this country features a luxuriant range in wood and wood works. The tradition of wood works in India has been flourishing from ancient times. The ancient wooden carved temples are witness for this. You can see wooden carved temples Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Hadmiba Devi Temple in Manali (HP) is very famous for exquisite wooden carvings. Wood carving of religious figures or idols is common in India. Karnataka is very famous for inlay work on rosewood.

Each region of India has developed its own style of wooden carvings. Local traditional and locally available wooden materials influence them a lot. You can find a number of folk forms in all over India. Wooden toys children, wooden utility goods, and wooden religious items are carved out all over India.

North India is worldwide famous for the tradition of carved wooden facts such as wooden doors, handcrafted furniture, and other wooden carvings with intricate designs, brass inlay and trellis work.

Popularly known as the Sheesham Wood Village, Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh is world famous for its wood carving industry. It has been the most thriving commercial hub for wooden items. It is one of India’s most famous export centers for wooden artifacts, items and furniture. The wooden products of Saharanpur exported to famous countries like United Kingdom, America, Spain, France, Canada, Germany and many others.

Assam has extensive forests. It has rich traditional of wood works. It is one of the most important Indian states where wood works are practiced on large scale by local expert craftsmen. In Assam you can see many beautiful places of worship known for exquisite wooden carvings.

Odisha formerly known as Orissa is very famous for wooden carving. Wooden carving in this state comprises of plain wood carvings, wood turned items, wooden crafted toys, painted wooden carvings, wooden carved idols, etc. You can find beautiful handcrafted wooden toys and idols in Puri.

Rajasthan is an important Indian state which is worldwide famous for wooden handcrafts and wooden carvings. Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan, is very famous for exquisite wooden handicrafts. Shekhawati, Kishangarh, Barmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Rangarh, Jaisalmer, etc are popular regions in Rajasthan for wooden carvings and wooden furniture making. These wooden items are known for their designs, patterns and styles.

In Kashmir you can see many houses which are lined with wood, with ceilings, worked in geometrical patterns and lattice – worked windows made up of pieces of wood. It is called as Pinjara. In Kashmir you can find a wide variety of wood carved items such as wooden furniture, wooden handcrafted screens, wooden handcrafted boxes, wooden bowls, etc.

Wood crafts in Kerala vary from household furniture to animal figures, which add towards a major economical as well as cultural activity. These carvings from wooden furniture Kerala takes us into the journey of exquisite arena handicrafts setting free the beautiful world of art.

Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Manipur, Karnataka, etc are also popular regions in India where woodworks or wood carvings are flourishing on large scale.