Deoghar Lac Bangle Making Artisan Craft

Deoghar's proximity to Jharkhand's lac belt and its large pilgrimage population has created a flourishing lac bangle industry in the city's artisan mohallas where Lakhera community craftsmen melt lac resin, mix in mineral pigments, wrap the hot paste around metal mandrels in ring shapes, and embed glass chips before polishing the bangle on a hand-driven lathe. Deoghar lac bangles are sold to Shravan pilgrims as religious gifts and offerings alongside the Baidyanath temple shops, and the city's bangle market supplies wedding markets across Santhal Parganas and northern Jharkhand. The lac bangle craft in Deoghar creates steady income for a community of 200-plus Lakhera artisan families.