Sarees of West India
Patan patola, bandhani, Rajasthani block print and leheriya, Paithani and the nine-yard nauvari of Maharashtra. 13 sarees on EveryPallu so far.
Typical motifs
States and territories
Weaving centres
Paithan 3Patan 3Surat 3Bhuj 2Mandvi 2Ahmadabad 1Anjar 1Bharuch 1Bhujodi 1Daulatabad 1Dedara 1Deesa 1Godavari 1Jamnagar 1Jetpur 1Kolhapur 1Lakhpat 1Madhapar 1Mewar 1Mumbai 1Mundra 1Nakhatrana 1Nakhtrana 1Nevasa 1Palanpur 1Pethapur 1Raigad 1Sarli 1Satara 1Vadla 1Vastadi 1Yeola 1AhmedabadJaipur, Sanganer and BagruKota and KaithoonKutch and BhujodiNashikRatnagiriSolapur
🇮🇳 IndiaKachchh shawldhabla
A dense wool shawl handwoven in Kutch, Gujarat, once traded for fleece and grain.Wool · Embroidery · Tie-dye
🇮🇳 IndiaPatola sari
A double ikat silk saree from Patan, Gujarat, dyed and knotted before it is wovenSilk · Ikat
🇮🇳 IndiaPaithani
A Maharashtrian handwoven silk sari with interlocking tapestry borders and peacock motifsSilk · Zari work · Brocade
🇮🇳 IndiaTangaliya shawl
A Gujarat shawl woven on pit looms, its dots raised by knots of contrast threadCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaHimroo
A silk and cotton fabric from Aurangabad that reworks the royal kinkhwab brocadeSilk · Brocade
🇮🇳 IndiaGota patti
Rajasthani applique embroidery that stitches down ribbons of gold and silverGeorgette · Appliqué · Embroidery
🇮🇳 IndiaKutch embroidery
Hand-stitched mirror work from Kutch, Gujarat, made by women of its tribal communitiesCotton · Embroidery · Mirror work
🇮🇳 IndiaBafta
A plain-woven cotton calico from Gujarat, woven at Bharuch and traded far and wideCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaKashta sariनऊवारी साड़ी
A traditional nine-yard Maharashtrian drape tucked at the back like a dhotiCotton
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBandhani
Tie-dyed cloth dotted with small tied knots, made in Gujarat and RajasthanSilk · Tie-dye
🇮🇳 IndiaSurat zari
Metal-wrapped thread made in Surat and woven into silk sarees across IndiaSilk · Zari work · Brocade
🇮🇳 IndiaGaji
A coarse, durable handwoven cotton or silk fabric draped as a sari in winterCotton
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRogan paintingरङ्गन्
Castor-oil paint drawn with a metal stylus to form mirrored patterns on fabricHand painting · Block print
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bandhani: RubyGoes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Patola sari: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Paithani: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Himroo: RubyGoes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gota patti: User:आशीष भटनागर, Public domain, source
- Kutch embroidery: Jainamishra, CC BY 3.0, source
- Surat zari: Hiart, CC0, source
- Rogan painting: Wiki-uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kashta sari: Dakutaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kachchh shawl: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source