Jalesar Bell Craft Cluster

Jalesar Bell Craft Cluster is a traditional brass and bell-metal artisan settlement in Jalesar town, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh. Renowned for handmade ghungroos, bells, and brassware, the cluster comprises numerous small workshops where artisans use age-old casting and hammering techniques. Recognized under Uttar Pradesh's One District One Product scheme for Etah, it preserves a centuries-old craft heritage and offers visitors insight into rural handicraft production and local artisan culture.

Visitors can expect a small-town artisan neighbourhood with rows of family-run workshops and small foundries. Artisans can be seen melting brass, casting bells and ghungroos in moulds, hammering, polishing and stringing finished products. The setting is informal and working-class, with open workshops, display of brass bells of various sizes, and opportunities to observe the making process, interact with craftspeople and purchase directly from makers.

Jalesar's bell-metal craft is documented as several centuries old, with artisan families practicing brass casting for generations. The town developed as a specialized centre for making ghungroos, temple bells and brass utensils, with skills passed down through family lineages using traditional lost-wax and sand-mould techniques.

The cluster is the cultural identity of Jalesar and Etah district and is selected under the Uttar Pradesh One District One Product (ODOP) scheme for Ghungroo/Bell Metal products. It sustains a large artisan community, supports traditional livelihoods, and supplies ghungroos and bells used in classical dance, music and temples across India.