SAREE
SAREE
Types of saris:-
While an international image of the modern style sari may have been popularised by airline stewardesses, each region in the Indian subcontinent has developed, over the centuries, its own unique sari style. Following are the well known varieties, distinct on the basis of fabric, weaving style, or motif, in South Asia:
Northern styles Banarasi – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Shalu – Uttar Pradesh
Tanchoi; Uttar Pradesh
Western stylesPaithani – Maharashtra
Bandhani – Gujarat and Rajasthan
Kota doria Rajasthan
Lugade – Maharashtra
Patola – Gujarat
Central stylesChanderi – Madhya Pradesh
Maheshwari – Madhya Pradesh
Kosa silk – Chattisgar
Southern stylesKanchipuram (locally called Kanjivaram) – Tamil Nadu
Chinnalapatti – Tamil Nadu
Chettinad – Tamil Nadu
Madurai – Tamil Nadu
Arani – Tamil Nadu
Pochampally – Andhra Pradesh
Venkatagiri – Andhra Pradesh
Gadwal – Andhra Pradesh
Guntur – Andhra Pradesh
Narayanpet – Andhra Pradesh
Mangalagiri – Andhra Pradesh
Balarampuram – Kerala
Mysore silk – Karnataka
Ilkal saree – Karnataka
Eastern stylesTangail cotton – Bangladesh
Jamdani – Bangladesh,
Muslin – Bangladesh
Rajshahi Silk – Bangladesh, Bihar
Tussar Silk – Bihar
Mooga silk – Assam
Tant famous Bengali cotton – Shantipur, West Bengal, Bihar
Dhaniakhali cotton – West Bengal
Murshidabad silk – West Bengal, Bihar
Baluchari silk – West Bengal
Sambalpuri silk & Cotton – Sambalpur, Orissa
Kataki or Khandua Silk & Cotton(Nuapatna & Maniabandh village,Cuttack) –Cuttack, Orissa
Ikkat Silk & Cotton – Bargarh, Orissa, Bihar
Bomkai Silk & Cotton – Ganjam, Orissa
Berhampuri Silk – Bramhapur, Orissa
Sonepuri Sari Silk – Sonepur, Orissa
Mattha or Tussar Silk – Mayurbhanj, Orissa
Bapta Silk & Cotton – Koraput, Orissa
Tanta Cotton – Balasore & Cuttack, Orissa
