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Craft & Tradition · West Bengal
Silk sarees whose pallus are woven with narrative scenes from epics and daily life.
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Baluchari weaving is associated today with Bishnupur in Bankura district; the sarees carry a geographical-indication tag.
Weavers use jacquard-assisted handlooms to weave figurative panels into the pallu, telling stories from the Ramayana, Mahabharata and other sources in silk thread.
Silk sarees whose pallus are woven with narrative scenes from epics and daily life.
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