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TRADITIONAL SAREES FROM MADHYA PARADESH : TYPE, DESIGN AND IMAGES

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 A prominent element of the culture of Madhya Pradesh is its traditional and ethnic clothing. In the modernized world, the people of Madhya Pradesh still preserve their traditional clothing heritage. Madhya Pradesh has several towns famous for their sarees, known for various native traditional printing techniques and weaving specialties. One can’t go empty-handed from Madhya Pradesh as all these destinations are great to shop native weaves and prints. CHANDERI SAREE Chanderi saree is the jewel in Madhya Pradesh textiles industry’s crown. The traditional Chanderi sarees are the other name of sophistication, their beginnings as far back as around the 13th century. Chanderi sarees are the pride possession of females of Schindhya dynasty who made it more popular in the 19th century. Chanderi is a traditional ethnic fabric from the historical town of Chanderi in Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh. Traditional Chanderi sarees are characterized by its lightweight, unique transparency o...

TRADITIONAL SAREES FROM MAHARASHTRA : TYPE,DESIGN AND LOOK WITH IMAGES

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Traditional sarees from Maharashtra own the beauty and uniqueness with richness and grace. The draping style in Maharashtra is different, and it even enhances the overall elegance quotient. Traditional Maharashtrian sarees are Maharashtra's cultural heritage. The sarees from Maharashtra are exquisite handloom sarees. The types of sarees from Maharashtra that look absolutely gorgeous- Paithani Saree   Paithani is considered as one of the traditional royal sarees, not only among the women of Maharashtra but among the women across India. Paithani saree is a trademark of Indian tradition and honour. The art of Paithani is over 2000 years old, was developed in the Satvahan dynasty (the then Pratishthan Nagar). This is named after the  Paithan  town in  Aurangabad , Maharashtra where the saree was first handmade. Present day  Yeola  town in  Nashik, Maharashtra  is the largest manufacturer of traditional Paithani saree. Pa...

TRADITIONAL SAREES FROM ANDHRA PRADESH : TYPE, DESIGN AND LOOK WITH IMAGES

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Andhra Pradesh is renowned for its huge variety of hand-woven traditional silk and cotton sarees. The weavers of the state are experts in producing the most exclusive traditional hand-woven sarees, most of which have a gorgeous look and distinctive designs. The traditional sarees of Andhra Pradesh are well known for their rich pallus and the borders adorned with gold or silver thread works. The sarees are specific to districts of Andhra, and are named after their places of origin. Each origin loom has its distinct style of weaving, distinct fabric, and style of work on the fabric. Recently, the weavers have expertise in producing fabrics which are a fine blend of natural silk and cotton and these have been named 'cotton silk' or 'seico'. These are the 14 famous traditional sarees from Andhra Pradesh : Pochampally sarees Pochampally is a small town i n the Nalgonda district that is famous for its geometric designs made with the weaving technique, Ikkat whic...