Carving or chiselling wood has become a fine art. The hard red sanders wood was used by artists at Tiruc hanur near Tirupati to carve toys and dolls. The art spread to Madhavamala nearby where artisans went a step further to make larger carvings of wood to adorn temple entrances. Madhavamala Wood carving for decorative pieces has become very popular
Carving or chiselling wood has become a fine art. The hard red sanders wood was used by artists at Tiruc hanur near Tirupati to carve toys and dolls. The art spread to Madhavamala nearby where artisans went a step further to make larger carvings of wood to adorn temple entrances. Madhavamala Wood carving for decorative pieces has become very popular 
