Gharchola
A Gujarati bridal bandhani saree, red with a grid of small squares, each holding a motif.
Also: gharchora, gharcholu
Gharchola is a bandhani wedding saree of Gujarat, and also of some Rajasthani families, usually red or maroon. Its pattern is a grid of small squares, called chowk, separated by thin lines of gold zari, with a tied-dye motif in each: elephants, parrots, dancers and flowers. It was traditionally made in Jamnagar and Kutch. In many families the groom's mother gives the gharchola to the bride, and she wears it at the wedding or at ceremonies around it. The panetar is its counterpart. A gharchola is kept for life, as a mark of the marriage.