Saree of the day: earlier days
One saree is picked every day. These are the ones that came before.
15 November 2026Pedana KalamkariVegetable-dyed, block-printed cloth from Pedana, near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh
14 November 2026DokhonaA wrap-around cloth worn by Boro women of Assam, usually yellow, with woven Agor designs13 November 2026TsüngkotepsüA black and red Ao Naga warrior shawl with a white band of animal and star motifs12 November 2026Leirum PheeA rough cotton wrapper from Manipur, woven in white, black and red for Meitei weddings
11 November 2026Tussar silkA wild silk with a dull gold sheen, gathered in forests and woven into sarees
10 November 2026Sumba textilesIkat cloths and tube skirts from a small island in eastern Indonesia, woven by women
9 November 2026Kanchipuram sariA silk sari from Kanchipuram with a separate contrast border locked onto the body
8 November 2026PheichomA men's wrap of the Meitei people of Manipur, worn like the dhoti, in cotton or silk7 November 2026Maheshwari sareeA handloom saree woven in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, in cotton, silk and zari6 November 2026VadhuyaAn ancient bridal garment from Vedic India fashioned from cotton, wool, and hide
5 November 2026DupattaA long scarf-like wrap worn across South Asia with skirts or tunics4 November 2026AgrunA shuttle-woven Hajong shawl with big, symmetrical brocaded patterns
3 November 2026Kutch embroideryMirror-set hand embroidery from Kutch district, Gujarat, worked mainly by women
2 November 2026UttariyaAncient Indian upper garment of loose cloth draped over shoulders and arms1 November 2026Kasaragod sareeA handwoven cotton sari from Kasaragod, Kerala, made for everyday wear31 October 2026Kotpad Handloom fabricPlant-dyed sarees woven by Mirgan weavers in an Odisha village
30 October 2026KaunakesAn ancient Sumerian woollen wrap with tufts that mimic sheepskin29 October 2026Tangaliya shawlA Gujarat shawl woven on pit looms, its dots raised by knots of contrast thread28 October 2026Gadwal sariA handwoven sari from Telangana with a cotton body, silk border and zari pallu27 October 2026OnnaraA cotton undergarment tied tightly at the waist by Hindu women in Kerala26 October 2026Saraiki ajrakA block-printed geometric shawl worn across southern Punjab in Pakistan25 October 2026Malda silkFine golden-yellow silk from Malda, West Bengal, woven into Baluchari and Garad saris24 October 2026PathinA striped wrap skirt worn by Hajong women in Northeast India and Bangladesh
23 October 2026TogaA heavy woollen cloth draped over the shoulders in ancient Rome
22 October 2026Banarasi sariA heavy silk brocade saree woven with gold and silver zari in Varanasi
21 October 2026KandangiA checked cotton saree from Chettinad, Tamil Nadu, with a wide contrasting border20 October 2026Begampuri SareeA handloom cotton saree from Begampur, West Bengal, with a contrasting border
19 October 2026Kachchh shawlA dense wool wrap from Kutch, woven in two panels and joined with a fish stitch18 October 2026Toda embroideryRed and black counted embroidery on white cotton, worked by Toda women of the Nilgiris17 October 2026Korial sariA handwoven Bengal silk sari with a red border and fine designs on the anchal
16 October 2026BrocadeA decorative shuttle-woven cloth with an extra weft, used for Banarasi saris.
15 October 2026Mekhela sadorA two-piece Assamese dress: a wrapped skirt and a drape, woven in muga, eri or pat silk14 October 2026Tansukh clothA fine cotton cloth of medieval India, used for women's bodices and saris
13 October 2026MadrasA light handwoven cotton cloth of bright checks, named after the city of Chennai
12 October 2026Gota pattiAn appliqué embroidery from Rajasthan that stitches shiny ribbon into patterns on cloth
11 October 2026Nakshi kanthaAn embroidered quilt from Bengal, stitched from old sarees with a simple running stitch.
10 October 2026Arani silk sareeA silk saree woven in Arani, Tamil Nadu, and noted for its zari thread work9 October 2026Balaramapuram handloomCotton handloom cloth from Kerala, finished with a golden zari kasavu border
8 October 2026Bomkai sariA handloom Odisha saree with fish and temple threadwork on border and pallu7 October 2026DumdyamAn ankle-length Lepcha wrap of one smooth cloth, solid in colour, held by a waistband
6 October 2026Srikalahasti kalamkariA Kalamkari style of dyed hand-painting on cloth, made in Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh
5 October 2026Parang batikA diagonal Javanese batik motif of interlocking S shapes, read as ocean waves
4 October 2026ZardoziHeavy gold and silver metal embroidery on silk, satin or velvet, from Iran to India
3 October 2026JamdaniA fine figured muslin from Bangladesh, patterned on the loom with a supplementary weftPhoto credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kachchh shawl: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bomkai sari: Nayansatya, CC BY 3.0, source
- Madras: Shweta Venkateswaran, CC0, source
- Nakshi kantha: A junaid alam khan ( talk ), Public domain, source
- Srikalahasti kalamkari: Anilbhardwajnoida, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Toga: Anonymous ( Category:Roman Empire ) Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Mekhela sador: Deepraj, CC BY 2.5, source
- Gota patti: User:आशीष भटनागर, Public domain, source
- Uttariya: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tussar silk: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Khara Dupatta: Kinshuk Sunil, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dokhona: Bodoland Territorial Council, CC0, source
- Jamdani: Salim_Khandoker, CC0, source
- Kanchipuram sari: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sumba textiles: Chris Hazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kandangi: RidahZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Banarasi sari: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pedana Kalamkari: Sathishkagitha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kutch embroidery: Jainamishra, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kaunakes: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, source
- Parang batik: Q100422095, Public domain, source
- Pheichom: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Brocade: After James Lehman (England, circa 1688-1745), Public domain, source
- Arani silk saree: Balu 606902, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zardozi: Zarood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source