Carpet industry is one of the oldest industries in India, and isexport-orientedrt oriented industry. Various kinds of carpets are manufactured in India. These include hawoolented woollen carpetwoolened woollen carpets, woolene woollen durries, and pure silk carpets. There different designs hold different meanings48: Circle â?? Eternity Zigzag â?? Water and Lightening Swastika â?? Guiding light in darkness Meandering line â?? Continuity of life Tree â?? Bounty Entire carpet â?? Emblem of Eternity Entire pattern â?? Visible world of change Main clusters: Over the years, various carpet weaving centre have emerged in India. Eaccenterre has its own competitive advantage. Majocenterses of carpet production are Badoni, Varanasi, Mirpur, Agra, Jaipur, Bikaner, Kashmir, and Pan pat, Gwalior, West Bengal, Uttara hand, Karnataka and Elluru in Andhra Pradesh. Artisans involved: Indian carpet industry has over 2,500 exporters-cum-manufacturers and two million artisans49. Raw material used: Major raw materials used for carpet manufacturing are fibre and or yarn form, dyes, chemicals, auxiliaries and ancillary materials