Sarees beginning with B
15 sarees under B.
🇮🇳 IndiaBafta
A plain-woven cotton calico from Gujarat, woven at Bharuch and traded far and wideCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaBagh print
Hand block printing with natural red and black dyes from a village on the Bagh riverCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaBalaramapuram handloom
Cotton handloom cloth from Kerala, finished with a golden zari kasavu borderCotton · Zari work · Brocade
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese textiles
The woven cloths of Bali, from sacred double ikat to gold-dusted ceremony wearCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇳 IndiaBanarasi sari
Fine silk sari from Varanasi, patterned with zari and woven on foot-powered loomsSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaBanarasi sari
A heavy silk brocade saree woven with gold and silver zari in VaranasiSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBandhani
A tie-dye cloth of tiny knotted dots, made in Gujarat and Rajasthan for saris and turbansSilk · Tie-dye
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreBatikꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀
A wax-resist dyeing technique from Java, used for patterned cloth.Silk · Batik · Hand painting
🇮🇳 IndiaBegampuri Sareeবেগমপুরী শাড়ি
A handloom cotton saree from Begampur, West Bengal, with a contrasting borderCotton · Checks and stripes
🇮🇳 IndiaBerhampur Patta
A silk saree from Brahmapur, Odisha, with a zari border in a temple (phoda) designSilk · Zari work · Temple border
🇮🇳 IndiaBhagalpuri silk
A wild tussar silk saree crafted from forest silkworms native to IndiaTussar
🇮🇳 IndiaBhagalpur sari
A tussar silk sari from Bhagalpur, known for its dyeing and its handloomsSilk
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBlock printing
Printing patterns on cotton, silk and linen with carved wooden blocksCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaBomkai sari
A handloom Odisha saree with fish and temple threadwork on border and palluCotton · Brocade
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreBrocade
A decorative shuttle-woven cloth with an extra weft, used for Banarasi saris.Silk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaBagh print
Hand block printing with natural red and black dyes from a village on the Bagh riverCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaBalaramapuram handloom
Cotton handloom cloth from Kerala, finished with a golden zari kasavu borderCotton · Zari work · Brocade
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese textiles
The woven cloths of Bali, from sacred double ikat to gold-dusted ceremony wearCotton · Ikat · Brocade
🇮🇳 IndiaBanarasi sari
Fine silk sari from Varanasi, patterned with zari and woven on foot-powered loomsSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaBanarasi sari
A heavy silk brocade saree woven with gold and silver zari in VaranasiSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBandhani
A tie-dye cloth of tiny knotted dots, made in Gujarat and Rajasthan for saris and turbansSilk · Tie-dye
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreBatikꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀
A wax-resist dyeing technique from Java, used for patterned cloth.Silk · Batik · Hand painting
🇮🇳 IndiaBegampuri Sareeবেগমপুরী শাড়ি
A handloom cotton saree from Begampur, West Bengal, with a contrasting borderCotton · Checks and stripes
🇮🇳 IndiaBerhampur Patta
A silk saree from Brahmapur, Odisha, with a zari border in a temple (phoda) designSilk · Zari work · Temple border
🇮🇳 IndiaBhagalpuri silk
A wild tussar silk saree crafted from forest silkworms native to IndiaTussar
🇮🇳 IndiaBhagalpur sari
A tussar silk sari from Bhagalpur, known for its dyeing and its handloomsSilk
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBlock printing
Printing patterns on cotton, silk and linen with carved wooden blocksCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaBomkai sari
A handloom Odisha saree with fish and temple threadwork on border and palluCotton · Brocade
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreBrocade
A decorative shuttle-woven cloth with an extra weft, used for Banarasi saris.Silk · Brocade · Zari work
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bomkai sari: Nayansatya, CC BY 3.0, source
- Batik: Fpangestuphotographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Balinese textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Banarasi sari: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bagh print: Mrqd9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brocade: After James Lehman (England, circa 1688-1745), Public domain, source
- Block printing: William Morris, Public domain, source
- Bandhani: RubyGoes, CC BY 2.0, source