Green Maroon Check Pasapali Cotton (Double Bedsheet) ikat lampshades

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This saree reminds us of rising orange sun contrasted with blue sky

Now it is the trend of sling bags to wear

This is an original Ganjam Bomkai as opposed to the forms of Bomkai developed later in Western Odisha with motifs like doll

Typical flower ikat in very wide borders on both sides of the saree along with ganga jamuna temples or temples in two different colors- blue and red- on both sides

Green Maroon Check Pasapali Cotton (Double Bedsheet) ikat lampshadesSambalpuri Bandha Saree & Fabrics from GI (Geographical Indications) document Tie & Dye weaving in western Odisha came into existence during 600 BC. Traditional handwoven ikat or baandha: One of warp weft tied and dyed pre weaving (single ikat); both warp and weft tie dyed before weaving (double ikat). Weavers are distributed in Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada & Sambalpur & some parts of Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda