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In Photos: Rafiq Ahmed Sofi's Award-Winning Hand-Knotted Carpets From Kashmir

The Srinagar-based artisan has received the National Award 2025 in the Hand-Knotted Carpet category for his intricate craftsmanship and traditional designs

Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi unrolls a hand-knotted carpet depicting a classical artwork, at his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Sofi, a resident of Eidgah locality, has been conferred the National Award 2025 in the Hand-Knotted Carpet category by the Union Ministry of Textiles, becoming the sole awardee from the Union territory for a carpet featuring intricate floral motifs, traditional architectural patterns and calligraphic elements. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
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Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi displays an intricately designed, hand-knotted carpet featuring Arabic calligraphy and floral patterns, at his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi displays an intricately designed, hand-knotted carpet featuring Arabic calligraphy and floral patterns, at his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi works on a hand-knotted carpet, at his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi works on a hand-knotted carpet, at his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
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A bundle of 'talims', coded instructions specifying the colours to be used and the number of knots to be made while weaving a carpet, lies along with a printout of the carpet design, at Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi's workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
A bundle of 'talims', coded instructions specifying the colours to be used and the number of knots to be made while weaving a carpet, lies along with a printout of the carpet design, at Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi's workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
An elderly artisan spins thread using a traditional wooden yarn winder, at Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi's workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
An elderly artisan spins thread using a traditional wooden yarn winder, at Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi's workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi reads a 'talim', a coded set of instructions specifying the colours to be used and the number of knots to be made while weaving a carpet, at his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi reads a 'talim', a coded set of instructions specifying the colours to be used and the number of knots to be made while weaving a carpet, at his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi stands outside his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.
Kashmiri artisan Rafiq Ahmed Sofi stands outside his workshop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
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