Wood carving of temple chariots and royal residence passages is one of the most old conventional specialties that were honed in Andhra Pradesh. Elaborate work portraying Hindu fanciful stories and figures in extraordinary part have been cut in teak and rose wood.
Red sandal wood of Chittoor district a wood is utilized to cut out pictures of Lord Venkateswara and of the renowned worldwide Tirupati Temple. This wood is termite resistant and fire and is hard and flexible.