Grey Red Lion Parrot Sambalpuri Cotton Saree above 10000 Kalahandi district

Kalahandi district

The electric inky blue with original ghee tussar combo imparts elegance to the wearer

It is traditionally offered as part of the bhog (religious offering) to Mahaprabhu Jagannatha in Odisha

who has been creating lot of awareness about GI tags since 2016

Grey Red Lion Parrot Sambalpuri Cotton Saree above 10000 Kalahandi districtSambalpuri Bandha Saree & Fabrics from GI (Geographical Indications) document says that Tie & Dye weaving in western Odisha came into existence during 600 BC. In traditional handwoven ikat or baandha, one of warp weft is tied and dyed prior to weaving (single ikat) or both warp and weft are tie dyed before weaving (double ikat). Weavers are distributed in Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada, Sambalpur & some parts of Dhenkanal, Kalahandi,