बीदरी काम (Bidri Kam) — औरंगाबाद शैली (Aurangabad Shaili)
The Aurangabad tradition of Bidri ware is a Maharashtra variant of the Bidar metalwork tradition (Karnataka, CRAFT-0077) that developed at the Mughal court of Aurangabad under Aurangzeb's patronage in the 17th century. The technique is identical in core process to Bidar Bidri — zinc-copper alloy casting, silver inlay engraving, soil blackening — but differs in three important ways: (1) The Aurangabad style uses a lighter engraving line and more intricate floral arabesque (Mughal court influence vs. the bolder geometric of Bidar); (2) The Aurangabad form vocabulary includes hookahs, pandan (betel leaf boxes), and court objects of specifically Mughal profile; (3) The blackening soil is sourced from Aurangabad's own Mughal-era precincts, not from Bidar fort — a different but analogous geological specificity. With only 20–30 active practitioners remaining in Aurangabad, this sub-tradition within the Bidri family is critically endangered independently of the Bidar tradition's own fragility.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not inscribed; GI covered under Bidriware (Karnataka); Aurangabad variant separately advocated
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