Pipli, a beautiful small village situated about 29 km from Bhubaneswar, is famous for appliqué work locally known as Chandua which is considered the traditional art form of Orissa . Originally these elaborately stitched colored canopies are made specially for the temple and they are offered as hanging on the festival days. Pipli has various shops with variety patterns of of appliqué work portrays flowers, birds, animals etc. The appliqué work of cushion covers, bed covers, pillow covers, bed sheets, wall hangings, letter cases, hand bags, canopies, garden umbrellas etc can be purchased from the shops of Pipli. There are also shops which sells various textile in both silk and cotton with the beautiful ikat and bomkai work. Filigree silver jewellery, bidriware , lampshades, countless gifting items etc are also available from here.