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A cultivated art element from South India is the festival of religious wealthy artistic tradition named after the town of origin Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. Well known for their bizarre characteristics of deities using vibrant and ornamented embellishments specially the gold foil. Over the years art has undergone many changes even today, it is flawless in the fashionableness of art lovers. With its completely Indian style, the artists are inspired by it.   Roots and patronage  Tanjore has a special place in the history of Indian painting. The 11th-century Chola wall painting in the Beheaeshwar temple and the painting from the era of the Nayak period was brilliance of the art origin.  Dating back to the 16th century, the fall of the Vijayanagar empire and the conquest of humpi in the battle of Talikta in 1565 CE resulted in the migration of painters towards the Thanjavur and their art flourished till the Maratha was invented. when the Marat...

The Bhujodi is an almost 500 years old village. Most of the inhabitants of this village are either of Rabari or the vankar community and they are all weavers. Each domestic shawls, blanket, ghagar, and lungi is woven in the Bhujodi, and here is a bhujodi crafted.  Origin   The story of the origin of Bhujodi shawls is related to Ramdev peer, he came to Kutch from Rajasthan as a pilgrimage to Narayan sarovar. Soon few of his followers Built temples in his praise and asked him to bring some of his kin from Marwar to take care of the temple. This led to the settlement of the Meghwal community of weavers in kutch.   The second story of the migration of weavers of the kutch region around 500 years ago, is that a girl belonging to a rich Rabari family was married to a man in kutch and she was given weavers as dowry. This family of weavers grew into a large community in the following years.  Process of making  Originally Bhujodi ...

Narayan Peth is a traditional saree weaved in and around the Sholapur district. Maharashtrian women admired the saree most. This saree is popular because of its lightness, inexpensiveness, durability, low maintenance, and smoothing texture. Mostly the saree is worn on special occasions and festivals as the saree had its charm and added to it, is the zari border. Narayan Peth is a traditional saree weaved in and around the Sholapur district. Maharashtrian women admired the saree most. This saree is popular because of its lightness, inexpensiveness, durability, low maintenance, and smoothing texture. Mostly the saree is worn on special occasions and festivals as the saree had its charm and added to it, is the zari border. History The roots of the Narayan Peth sarees can be traced back to the period around 1630 AD. The innovators of Narayan peth silk were weavers in the time of Chatrapati Shivaji who settled in a village of the same title in Andra Pradesh. At that time Narayan...

Pipili\pipli town, puri District, Odisha is known for its applique work which is also known as Chandua. Applique is the version of the French word appliquer, which means “to put on”.  Pipili’s work is related to Lord Jagannath, during the 12th-century umbrellas and canopies were prepared for the Rath yatra of Jagannath by the Gajapatis are from applique work.  History    There is interesting mythology of how applique came in Puri and, ultimately, Pipli. The story tells, how Emperor Badshah, of what might have been Delhi, ordered a darji or professional tailor to create two pillows. The darji finished the first and found his creation to be so wonderful that he thought them only befitting for use by Lord Jagannath. When the darji returned the next morning to complete his handiwork, one of the pillows was found to be missing. Upon knowing this, Badshah imprisoned the darji for the crime of stealing. However, that night, Lord Jagannath came to Bad...

Embroidery is a way of expression, for women both working as well homemakers in diverse countries like India. On every occasion, embroidery is a notable part of women’s life, be it a wedding, birth, or religious functions stitching continues to be an important skill. That’s how Sujani embroidery came into Bihar. Origin and History  The trace of sujani embroidery is date back to the 18th century. The word sujani is gleaned from the words ‘su' which means facilitating and ‘Jani' means birth. Quilts for newborn babies were made by stitching together colorful patches of old clothes and then sujani embroidery was done with striking patches of old clothes and multicolored threads to create motifs and designs. Procedure and Techniques  The extremely important requirement is to use easily available raw materials as the base fabric. The process begins with a tracing wheel or a tracing sheet. On the quilts derived from the patches of old sarees and dh...

Sircilla Handloom Weaver  testament to the artistic talent of the handloom. Many people have heard of such sarees. Saw little. Moreover .. Telangana weavers do wonders with their hands, they create lots of varieties of sarees which are unique in their own character.  Gold lace saree  This visually impressive sari is made by Weldi Hariprasad, a handloom artist, with gold lace yarns. It was designed by a New Zealand couple. Length .. 5.5 meters .. Weight 180 grams. He says that it cost 10 thousand to make It.  Dabbanamlo Doore Saree This is not it .. Aura seemed to have made another saree that will go away in a hurry .. Hari Prasad. It is very thin and can be easily tied. Weighs 350 grams. After reading Hariprasad, who has created so many different saris, it is only 10th class. He is making similar saris as he likes on experiments. Gadwal silk saree These are also known as Kotakomma or Kumbam sarees. Weavers from Telangana have crea...