Sarees of Rest of South Asia
Dhaka jamdani, the Kandyan osariya, the Nepali haku patasi and the sari-like cloths of its neighbours. 27 sarees on EveryPallu so far.
Typical motifs
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Maldives.
Weaving centres
Dhaka 5Rajshahi 3Tangail 3Amarapura 2Chandina 2Dhamrai 2Dhatrigram 2Hyderabad 2Kalna 2Muradnagar 2Shantipur 2Ajrakhpur 1Bhatkal 1Bhit Shah 1Bhopal 1Bogra 1Chauhatta 1Chiang Mai 1Chittagong 1Chowk Islampur 1Comilla 1Dacca 1Dawei 1Debidwar 1Faridpur 1Gauripur 1Hala 1Jamalpur 1Jangalbari 1Jessore 1Kandy 1Khordha 1Khulna 1Kushtia 1Madhurapur 1Mainamati 1Masulipatnam 1Matiari 1Mosul 1Mymensingh 1Nagarparkar 1Narayanganj 1Noakhali 1Pabna 1Rupganj 1Samudragarh 1Seikkhun 1Shikarpur 1Sirajganj 1Sonargaon 1South Rupshi 1Sukkur 1Thano Bula Khan 1Tharparkar 1Umarkot 1Wundwin 1BankuraBasowaBerhamporeColomboKalna CityKarachiKathmanduSabarmatiSabarmati Ashram
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSariसाड़ी
An unstitched cloth draped over the body, worn across the Indian subcontinentCotton · Brocade · Ikat
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreAjrakاجرڪ (Sindhi), اجرک (Saraiki)
A Sindhi block-printed cloth in indigo and crimson, worn as a shawl or wrapCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBlock printing
Printing patterns on cotton, silk and linen with carved wooden blocksCotton · Block print
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ajrak: Kashif11, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Block printing: William Morris, Public domain, source
- Sari: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source