Green and Maroon Sambalpuri Sari

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Sambalpuri ikats are the most exquisite saris that come from the eastern part of India. Ikats are a pattern of weave where the threads are dyed into the pattern to be woven, before being arranged on the loom. Sambalpuri saris, like the Patolas of Gujarat have a great ritual and symbolic value as they are also woven for the deity of the Jagannath temple in Orissa. In such saris the verses of the epic Gita Govinda are woven on the sari and presented to the lord.

This Sambalpuri sari is a combination of maroon and green threads with a host of motifs drawn from the ritual and royal life of Orissa. The interesting point about the sari is its uniformity and the absence of the pallav. The entire sari is one continuous sequence of motifs.

The body of the sari is woven in vertical columns, with the floral and conch shell motif alternating. The conch shell motifs are an important element of the ritual life of Orissa, where it is blown to herald an auspicious moment. Another column on the sari is woven with a floral and creeper pattern. Another motif that is prominent on the sari is the lion. The lion was the royal symbol of the kings of Orissa and they find wide representation on the saris of Sambalpur. The border is a thin one, woven in white threads with close butis in the typical Sambalpuri style.

This sari makes not only an elegant evening wear but also an excellent party wear, and one that can be worn on ritual occasions.

This description by Bhanupriya.

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