Deep Blue Ducks & Boita Khandua Cotton Saree craft including utensils

including utensils

This is a ‘Bichitrapuri’ meaning a band of ikat work lines are sandwiched between two big checkered blocks of pasapali

The Khandua weavers have made this unique alpona piece with lot of love with their dexterous skilled hands

in which the weft threads are set as plain yellow

Deep Blue Ducks & Boita Khandua Cotton Saree craft including utensilsKhandua Facts from GI (Geographical Indications) Document: Origin of Khandua traces back to 12th Century AD and it is closely associated with Lord Jagannath Temple rituals at Puri, Odisha. Khandua is the Weave of the single largest cluster in Odisha at Nuapatna. Here, 10,000 weavers are present with approximately 6000 looms. The Weaves varieties are Nabarangi, Tarabali, Gitagobinda Bastra etc. Common Motifs are Star, temple, conch, rudrakshya, fish,