The drive to Etikoppaka moves from highway to an interior road quickly. The wider arterial stretch gives way to narrower roads flanked by paddy fields and coconut palms. In winter light, haystacks sit in harvested fields, and the air feels dense with moisture from the nearby Varaha River. Etikoppaka is located in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district, about 70 kilometres from Visakhapatnam. The village has been associated with lacquered wooden toys for centuries, now commonly referred to as Etikoppaka toys.
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