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The sarees of Malda

4 sarees tied to Malda: woven there, or made its own.

Motifs of Malda

Jamdani

Kantha

Ikat

Temple border

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Rajshahi silk: Bongan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

The weekly drape

Every Monday: seven sarees you may not know, what is being worn this week, and one drape explained step by step.