Sarees of East India
Bengal jamdani, tant and baluchari, Odisha ikat and Bomkai, Bhagalpur silk and Madhubani painting. 23 sarees on EveryPallu so far.
Typical motifs
States and territories
Weaving centres
Malda 4Murshidabad 4Bhagalpur 3Sonepur 3Bargarh 2Birbhum 2Gopalpur 2Maniabandha 2Badamba 1Balangir 1Baluchar 1Barpali 1Begampur 1Berhampur 1Bhusra 1Bishnupur 1Bomkai 1Boudh 1Brahmapur 1Chicheguda 1Cuttack 1Dakra 1Habaspur 1Jajpur 1Kalahandi 1Kasimbazar 1Kotpad 1Madhubani 1Maniabadha 1Murarai 1Muzaffarpur 1Nalhati 1Nuapatana 1Nuapatna 1Pipili 1Puri 1Raghunathganj 1Rampurhat 1Sambalpur 1Shantiniketan 1Tenganan 1BukharaCossimbazarCuttack districtDakraDhaniakhaliJiaganjKolkataKoraputNadiaNalandaSamarkandSantiniketanSantipur
🇮🇳 IndiaKhandua
An Odia ikat sari, usually red or orange, worn at weddings and offered to JagannathSilk · Ikat
🇮🇳 IndiaSambalpuri sari
A handwoven Odisha sari patterned by tie-dyeing yarn before weavingSilk · Ikat · Tie-dye
🇮🇳 IndiaOdisha Ikat
A tie-dyed Odisha silk weave known for curvilinear motifs and brocade bordersSilk · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreIkat
A resist-dyeing method that patterns yarns before they are wovenCotton · Ikat
🇮🇳 IndiaSambalpuri sari
A handwoven Odisha sari patterned by tie-dyeing yarn before weavingSilk · Ikat · Tie-dye
🇮🇳 IndiaOdisha Ikat
A tie-dyed Odisha silk weave known for curvilinear motifs and brocade bordersSilk · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreIkat
A resist-dyeing method that patterns yarns before they are wovenCotton · Ikat
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sambalpuri sari: Rahul191313, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Odisha Ikat: Atudu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ikat: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source