Varanasi Glass Beads

Varanasi from Uttar Pradesh, the oldest Glass beads manufacturers’ place in modern India, holds the biggest human resource of skilled craft persons for making glass beads. The glass beads varies between half inch and three inches. The see-through hole is of a narrow diameter between 2 and 5 mm whish is its distinct feature. Flames of only hydrocarbon fuel run lamps are used in glass beads making. No furnace is used. No two glass beads are identical as they are handmade but even then have a striking similarity.