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1) Pochampally Saree or Pochampalli Ikat is a saree made in Bhoodan Pochampally, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana State, India. They have traditional geometric patterns in Ikat style of dyeing.

Pochampally, a cluster of 80 villages, has traditional looms, whose pattern and designs are centuries-old. Today this Silk City, which is more of a cottage industry, is home to more than 10,000 weaving families in 100 villages.+

The fabric is marketed through the cooperative society, many other linked organizations, the master weavers and the business houses in Pochampally. Pochampally does more than Rs.10,00,000,00 annual business in terms of yarn sales, purchase of handloom products and sales.+

The government in 2010 divided the belt into two clusters Pochampally 1 and Pochampally 2, and is proving common weaving centres. Because of its unique design, efforts are on to revive the dying art.

2) Kalamkari : Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Only natural dyes are used in kalamkari and it involves twenty-three steps.

Image below: Kalamkari wall hanging, early 17th century. +

In ancient times, groups of singers, musicians and painters, called chitrakars, moved from village to village to tell the village dwellers, the great stories of Hindu mythology. They illustrated their accounts using large bolts of canvas painted on the spot with simple +

means and dyes extracted from plants. In the same way, one found in the Hindu temples large panels of kalamkari depicting the episodes of Hindu mythology and iconography, similar to Buddhist Thangka paintings.

As an art form it found its peak in the wealthy Golconda sultanate,+

Hyderabad, in the Middle Ages. The Mughals who patronized this craft in the Coromandel and Golconda province called the practitioners of this craft "qualamkars", from which the term "kalamkari" evolved.

3) Patola is a double ikat woven sari, usually made from silk, made in Patan, Gujarat, India. The word patola is the plural form; the singular is patolu. They are very expensive, once worn only by those belonging to royal and aristocratic families.

It is believed that salvis went to Gujarat in the 12th century with the intention of acquiring the patronage of the Chaulukyas Rajputs, who ruled all of Gujarat and parts of Malva and south Rajasthan at the time, with Anahiwad Patan as the capital.
(Image :Patan patolu 1725-1800)

Legend says that over 700 patola weavers came to the palace of Raja Kumarpal,on the personal request of king himself. [6] The Solanki(Chalukya) rulers used to dress in patola silk themselves on special occasions.

4) Baluchar Sari or Baluchuri Sari type of sari originated in Bengal and is known for depictions of mythological scenes on the pallu of the sari. It was mainly produced in Murshidabad but presently Bishnupur and its surrounding places of West Bengal is the only place where

authentic Baluchuri saris are produced. It takes approximately one week to produce one such sari. The Baluchari Sari has been granted the status of geographical indication in http://India.In  the history of textiles in Bengal, Baluchari or Baluchuri came much after muslin.

Two hundred years ago Baluchari was practiced in a small village called Baluchar in Murshidabad district, from where it got its name. In the eighteenth century, Murshidkuli Khan, Nawab of Bengal patronized its rich weaving tradition and brought the craft of making this sari from

Dhaka to the Baluchar village in Murshidabad and encouraged the industry to flourish. The industry moved to Bishnupur village in Bankura district. Baluchari Sari made of tassar silk and a thousand years old when the Jagat Malla king rule in Mallabhum

5) Jamdani saree was originally known as Dhakai named after the city of Dhaka, one of many ancient textile weaving centers in Bengal region. Under the Mughal Empire the Persian term Jamdani came to be in popular use, since it was the court language of the Mughals.

Jamdani is a hand loom woven fabric made of cotton, which was historically referred to as muslin. The Jamdani weaving tradition is of Bengali origin. It is one of the most time and labor-intensive forms of hand loom weaving, and is considered one of the finest varieties of muslin

Jamdani originated in East Bengal currently known as Bangladesh. Partition saw migrant artisans re-settle in the current West Bengal, India, to continue to practise this fine ethnic art.

Jamdani types

Daccai Jamdani, known for its colourful motifs, the Shantipur Jamdhani for its soft texture, the Tangail Jamdani for its traditional borders and the Dhonekai Jamdani for its colourful hues.

6) Tant sari is a traditional Bengali sari, originating from the Bengal region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, it is traditionally made by the weavers from almost all over Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam's Barak Valley.

7) Paithani (Marathi:पैठणी) is a variety of sari, named after the Paithan town in Aurangabad from state of Maharashtra where the saree was first made by hand. Present day Yeola town in Nashik, Maharashtra is the largest manufacturer of Paithani.

Paithani is characterised by

borders of an oblique square design, and a pallu with a Peacock design. Plain as well as spotted designs are available. The kaleidoscopic effect is achieved by using one color for weaving lengthwise and another for weaving width wise.

Paithani dates back to the Satvahana Dynasty that ruled between the second century BC and the second century AD.

8) The Nauvari saree, which means Nine Yards, has a historical milieu. It is said that during the Maratha rule, women were entrusted to help their fellow male warriors. To facilitate easy movement, Maharashtrian women introduced the Nauvari saree which resembled a male trouser.

Kaashtha sari and Sakachcha sari are other terms commonly used to refer to this style of sari.
It is referred to as Akhanda Vastra, which means it doesn't need any other attire to support it. In fact, this attire holds utmost importance as women across different walks of life +

different walks of life have worn it. It is not just worn at religious and cultural events, but women have fought wars in the past and still work in farmlands wearing this.

9) Kota Doria or Kota Doriya is the name of a light weight fabric made of tiny woven squares (khat) which is still hand woven on traditional pit looms in Kaithoon near Kota in Rajasthan

and in some of the surrounding villages. Kota Doriya Sarees are made of pure cotton and silk and have square like patterns known as khats on them. The chequered weave of a Kota sari is very popular. They are very fine weaves and weigh very less.

It is said that Rao Kishore Singh of Kotah brought weavers from Mysore in Karnataka to Kotah, in the mid 17th century, as they wove a characteristic small squared lightweight cotton fabric that looks like graph paper and is suitable for turbans.

10) A Banarasi sari is a sari made in Varanasi. The saris are among the finest saris in India and are known for their gold and silver brocade or zari, fine silk and opulent embroidery. The saris are made of finely woven silk and are decorated with intricate design. It is likely

that silk brocade weaving started in Banaras in the 17th century and developed in excellence during the 18th and 19th century. During the Mughal period, around 14th century, weaving of brocades with intricate designs using gold and silver threads became the specialty of Banaras.

There are four main varieties of Banarasi sari, which includes pure silk (Katan), Organza (Kora) with Zari and silk; Georgette, and Shattir, and according to design process, they are divided into categories like, Jangla, Tanchoi, Vaskat, Cutwork, Tissue and Butidar

In 2009, after two years of wait, weaver associations in Uttar Pradesh, secured Geographical Indication (GI) rights for the ‘Banaras Brocades and saris’.

As per the GI certificate, Banarasi products fall under four classes (23–26), namely silk brocades, textile goods, silk sari,

dress material and silk embroidery. This means that no sari or brocade made outside the six identified districts of Uttar Pradesh, that is Varanasi, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Jaunpur and Azamgarh districts, can be legally sold under the name of Banaras sari and brocade.

11) Chanderi Saree: is a traditional sari made in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, India. The weaving culture of Chanderi emerged between the 2nd and 7th centuries. It is situated on the boundary of two cultural regions of the state, Malwa and Bundelkhand. The people of the

Vindhyachal Ranges have a wide range of traditions. In the 11th century the trade locations Malwa, Medwa, central India and south Gujarat increased the region's importance.

The Chanderi sari tradition began in the 13th century. In the beginning, the weavers were Muslims.

Around 1350, Koshti weavers from Jhansi migrated to Chanderi and settled there. During the Mughal period, the textile business of Chanderi reached its peak.

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12) Ilkal sari takes its name from the town of Ilkal in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, India. Ilkal saris are woven using cotton warp on the body and art silk warp for border and art silk warp for pallu portion of the sari. In some cases instead of art silk, pure silk

is also used. Ilkal sari has been accorded geographical indication (GI) tag number 76.

Ilkal was an ancient weaving centre where the weaving seems to have started in the 8th century AD. The growth of these saris is attributed to the patronage provided by the local chieftains

in & around the town of Bellary. Availability of local raw materials helped in the growth of this sari. About 20000 people in the town of Ilkal are engaged in sari-weaving. The pallu threads and body threads are joined in loop technique, a unique method locally called TOPE TENI.

13) Bomkai Sari (also Sonepuri Sari) is a handloom saree from Odisha, India. It is an origin of Bomkai, and is primarily produced by the “Bhulia” community of in Menda,(Subarnapur district) Odisha. Bomkai is one of the identified Geographical Indications of India.

Bomkai sari was first originated in the village of Bomkai in Ganjam district of Odisha. During the time of Ramai Dev the then ruler of Patna it was introduced in Sonepur.

14) Konrad Saree is one of South India’s most well-known sarees, originated from Tamil Nadu and has earned fame due to the traditional affluence and the usage of excellent fabrics. The Konrad also known as "Temple Saree" and "Mubbhagam Saree".

These sarees were originally woven for temple deities. Konrad sarees are mostly designed in the eastern parts of Tamil Nadu such as Arni, Kanchipuram, Salem, Rasipuram, Kumbakonam, Thirubhuvanam, and Thanjavur. The origin of Konrad sarees was said to be in Arni.

15) The Kanchipuram silk sari is a type of silk sari made in the Kanchipuram region in Tamil Nadu, India. These saris are worn as bridal & special occasion saris by most women in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh. It has been recognized as a

Geographical indication by the Government of India in 2005–2006.

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16) Mysuru Silk Saree: Karnataka produces 9,000 metric tons of mulberry silk of a total of 20,000 metric tons of mulberry silk produced in the country, thus contributing to nearly 45% of the country's total mulberry silk. In Karnataka, silk is mainly produced in the Mysore

district. It is a patent registered product under KSIC.
The growth of the silk industry in the Kingdom of Mysore was first initiated during the reign of Tipu Sultan nearly 1780-1790 AC.

Since the saree zari contains 65% pure silver and 0.65% of gold, it is also one of the most

expensive silk saree in India. Mysore silk has received geographical identification.

17) Kasuvu saree : It is believed to have been introduced in Kerala under the rule of Maharaja Balaramavarma and his chief minister Ummini Thampi in the early 19th century.

During the Vishu festival, it is customary to place a brand new kasavu cloth near the traditional Vishukkani as a symbol of wealth and prosperity. During dance performances such as the Mohiniyattam , only kasavu garments are worn by participants.

18) Kosa Saree : Kosa silk is mainly derived from Antheraea mylitta, an Indian silkworm. It is a special type of tussar silk that is drawn out of the cocoons grown on trees like Saja, Sal and Arjun. This preferred pure silk is mostly grown in Chattisgarh. The silk is widely

popular owing to its sturdiness, purity and soft texture.

19) Dabu Saree : Dabu, derived from the word 'Dabaana' meaning press, is a technique of using mud as a resist, to create patterns on indigo dyed fabric. This saree originated from Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.

Dabu

20) Muga silk saree: this silk is the product of the silkworm Antheraea assamensis endemic to Assam. The silk produced is known for its glossy fine texture and durability. Very often the silk outlives its owner. Muga silk from Assam has received a geographical indication.

Assam was well known for the production of high quality silk since ancient times. The craft of weaving goes along with the production of silk. It grew to such sophistication that it was known all over India and abroad. In the Kishkindha Kanda of Ramayana, it is stated that

one travelling towards the east has to first pass through Magadha, Anga, Pundra and then the Kosha-karanam-bhumi,"the country of cocoon rearers".

Muga, Eri and Pat are three types of silk produced only in Assam. (Eri silk saree in image below)

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