Golden Bahaghara Them Pattachitra Silk Saree handicraft This maroon with border fabric

This maroon with border fabric is a true Sambalpuri beauty

As a result

It is made by expert Pipli artisans on special order from Utkalamrita

This craft has been practised in Puri and Khurdha districts since centuries

Then it is dried and set together for several hours by painful mathematical precision of the weavers by hand

Golden Bahaghara Them Pattachitra Silk Saree handicraft This maroon with border fabricPatta chitra means painting on cloth patta. It has flourished in Odisha since earlier than 15th century. Earth, stone, and mineral colours are used for painting on patta or specialised canvas medium prepared organically for painting such as: vermillion red hingula (cinnabar); brick red geru (red ochre); yellow hartala (orpiment); white sankh (conch shell); black lamp black; gum resin kaintha plant etc. For Sarees stoles dupattas fabric : Fabric colour