Kaanch ke moti’ (glass beads), the beautiful bracelets, earrings and necklaces from Varanasi has Geographical Indication Registry of India tag, making it officially exclusive to the temple town.

 Banaras glass bead was a pure handicraft, the technique used in Varanasi, called lamp winding, makes it‘ unique. In this, glass is transformed into rods or sticks known as canes. Workers melt them at a small heat source, usually a lamp. The glass is wound around a wire. While it is still hot, the bead may be shaped or given color. Once cooled, beads are knocked down; more than 5,000 artisan families in Varanasi, parts of Mirzapur and Sonebhadra manufacture 50,000 varieties of glass beads in various shapes.