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Lovely Baluchari Sarees of Bengal in India

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  ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः ॐ श्री शिवानन्दाय नमः Baluchari Saree of Bengal, India Lovely Handloom Baluchari Sarees of West Bengal on Amazon USA Baluchari Sarees are the pride & trademark of Bengal in East India. One can recognize a Baluchari Sari from other Sarees by their unique pictorial designs depicting Indian mythological scenes on its border. Baluchari Sarees have a royal touch of their own,   making them extremely unique in nature. These Sarees have derived their name from a small village in Murshidabad known as Baluchara. The main attraction of this Saree lies in its borders wherein one can see repeated patterns of sun, moon, stars, and Indian mythological scenes from the epics Ramayana, Mahabharata etc. Plus, motifs of natural objects too are very common in these Sarees. Baluchari Sarees are inspired from the Jamdani Sarees of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Although, one can find these Sarees in other parts of India as well, but Bengal in East India remains its largest maker. Murshidaba

Temple Wood Carvings of South India

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  ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः ॐ श्री शिवानन्दाय नमः ( Disclaimer : All images featured in this Blog-post, are the property of their respective owners. Our deepest sense of gratitude to all of them for making this gigantic project a reality. If you see your picture anywhere in this Blog and don't want it here, send us a message with the details and the link to the picture, and we will remove it right away. But at the outset, I just want to let my dearest readers know, that the noble purpose of this Blog, is to promote 'The Glorious Cultural Heritage of India' worldwide, to every nook & corner of the planet, and I would immensely love to see every single one of us, of Indian origin, passionately participating in this Mega-Project. I am right now in the process of adding the web-links to the sources of the innumerable images in this Blog. Till the work reaches completion, I would request the readers to use 'Google Image Search' to trace the source / multiple s

* Dazzling Dhakai Jamdani Sarees from Bengal in India

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  ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः ॐ श्री शिवानन्दाय नमः Lovely Handloom Dhakai Jamdani Sarees of Bengal on Amazon USA The Inspiring weaves of the Bengal handloom cottons Sarees are known worldwide. Fine texture weaves, transparent, airy and very comfortable, the Bengal handloom cotton Saree is ideal for hot climate and sultry weather. Comfortable, colourful and classy, the pure cotton Sarees of Bengal, are known for their attractive borders, hand woven Bootis with fancy motifs, exquisite embroidery and exotic hand-painting of the local tribal art. The Bengal Jamdhani handloom cotton Sarees are known for their soft and comfortable feel with eye-catching geometrical and floral patterns, having motifs hand-woven in golden Zari thread. This hand-woven technique of Jamdhani, a prominent feature on Bengal handloom Sarees, has universal application today, by inclusion even in other traditional handloom weaves across India, such as Banarasi Sarees, Venkatagiri cotton Sarees, Uppada cotton Sare