This Indian Taj Royal Agra Cream Wool Rug has been used but looks like new.
India has had its own rug production for several centuries. Rug weavers from Persia were brought to India and made the first Indian carpets there. Nowadays there is a large production of hand-knotted carpets in India, which is inferior in quality to that of Iran, but more affordable.
In India, handmade rugs were a way for farmers to earn extra income. Whole families would weave and sell rugs out of their home, and it would sometimes take years to create a single rug.