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Besides history, the place is also known as the hub of traditional craftsmanship. It is Sargaalaya, the Kerala Arts and Crafts village at Iringal in Kerala, an initiative of the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. It is an exclusive place in Kerala where one can not only pick a product fashioned by the traditional artisans but also learn one or two lessons in the subtleties of craft-making. Conceptualized as a tourist destination, Sargaalaya was developed and implemented on the Responsible Tourism model.

Put up on a sprawling 20-acre land on the shores of the Moorad River at Iringal, the craft village has 60 stalls housed in beautiful cottages that are environment-friendly and ethnic in design. The management of the village is vested in the hands of the Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS). The village also provides a unique opportunity to understand the different classical and folk-art forms of Kerala. An array of products are on display here. These include exquisitely crafted artefacts made from materials such as coconut shells, husk, bamboo, banana fibre, palm leaves, coir, coconut leaves, screw-pine, sand and so forth. State-of-the-art training is also provided to the artisans at the Crafts Design and Technology Development Centre at Sargaalaya.
A place of great interest for connoisseurs of art as well as travellers, Iringal offers the best of Kerala’s art and crafts and is the ideal stopover to buy authentic Kerala souvenirs.  

Iringal village in Kozhikode connects to other parts through Vatakara city on the west and Kuttiadi town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Iringal. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.