Description : Artisans working at a cotton factory during the beating process in the outskirts of Agartala. Traditional beating cotton artisans make blankets for the winter season. These migrant artisans come from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other states. During every winter season they offer to beat cotton for blankets and quilts. Traditionally they walk in rural hamlets during the winter season with their signature instrument - the spinning bow. Agartala, Tripura, India.