Sargaalaya Kerala Arts & Crafts Village

Sargaalaya is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) arts and crafts village in Iringal, in Koyilandy, Kerala, India. It was established at a cost of around 15 crores on 19 February 2011 by The Kerala Tourism Department. It was inaugurated by the then Home and Tourism Minister, Mr Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and the Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) received the contract to manage the crafts village for a period of ten years. The Kerala State Tourism award function is also held at the crafts village. Sargaalaya has over 60 stalls selling various ethnic crafts and it also houses The Crafts Design and Technology development centre, which provides training for craftsmen to learn new techniques in traditional handicrafts. The cottages inside the Village display handicrafts including terracotta mural, terracotta jewellery, woodcraft, sculptures of metal, concrete and clay, paintings, dry flower, sea shells, seed crafts, ornaments and handloom products. Utensils and home décor made of coconut stem, coconut shell, coconut fibre, cane, bamboo, screw pine, hay, sisal fibre and leather, along with many useful home appliances and furniture including clay utensils, office furniture, bamboo products, and textiles are also on display.

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