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Gollabhama Saree Weaving- Siddipet

dev team — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:03:50 +0000

The Siddipet Gollabhama Saree is not just a piece of fabric; it is a living tradition, worn, celebrated, and reinterpreted through generations. Traditionally, these sarees were worn by women across rural Telangana, especially during religious festivals, community gatherings, harvest celebrations, and temple events.

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Weaving ~ Kuthampully, Thrissur

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:36:15 +0000

Kuthampully, a small town located in Thrissur district is known as a traditional cotton-weaving village. The handwoven products from Kuthampully weaving are woven as a traditional costume by the women and men of Kerala. The Kuthampully weaving is mostly famous for its classic off-white fabric with its significant ‘kasavu’ (zari border).

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Saree Weaving ~ Dindigul

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 12:28:48 +0000

All over India, from north to south, east to west- there are not only a variety of sarees produced, but each of these sarees differ in terms of small intricacies such as the material, production technique, and design. Therefore, the sarees produced by each state convey the history, tradition, and rituals of that particular state.

The city of Dindigul is known for its handloom industry and the cotton and silk sarees that the Saurashtrian weavers design and create here. These sarees are lightweight sarees decorated with zari work and are suitable for different occasions. The patterns and designs of the saree draw inspiration from the temples of South India and other cultural aspects of Dindigul. These sarees display a perfect combination of beauty and strength just like Indian goddesses. These sarees are offered in a spectrum of colours- all the way from deep magentas to light purples and mauve, from crystal clear whites to dark ashy blacks and from marigold coloured yellows to temple blues. The Dindigul sarees can be seen as stories of individuals finely knitted into a piece of cloth and the cultural identity of this city and state.

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