Sandal wood is used extensively to make religious images. Carving is intricate and fragile.
Rosewood/Wood Carving of Karnataka
Mysore and Bangalore are the main centers for rose wood carving and artists make beautiful items. There are temples and palaces which have ancestral art of wood carving on the bracketed pillars, door frames and arches.
Furniture made out of rose wood and elephants are the products which are always in high demand and have acquired a special place in the market.