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The motifs may include images of flowers and leaves, birds and fish, animals, kitchen items, and even toilet articles. While most kanthas have an initial pattern, no two nakshi kanthas are the same. Although traditional motifs are repeated, individual touches are evident in the variety of stitches, colours, and shapes.
Kantha used as bed for a baby. Kantha is a form of embroidery often practised by rural women. The traditional form of Kantha embroidery was done with soft dhotis and saris, with a simple running stitch along the edges. Depending on the use of the finished product they were known as Lepkantha or Sujni Kantha.
Modern Naksi kantha. Naksha is embroidery on many layers of cloth (like quilting), with running stitch. It is also known as dorukha which mean the designs/motifs are equally visible in both sides: there is no right or wrong side so both side are usable. Traditionally, worn out clothes and saris were piled together and stitched into quilts.
Pattachitra is a traditional painting of Odisha, India. [1] These paintings are based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava sect. [13] All colours used in the Paintings are natural and paintings
The traditional varieties of phulkaris are large items of cloth and include chope, tilpatr, neelak, and bagh. [5] Some make the distinction that phulkari only refers to sparingly-embroidered flowers, where the base cloth is still visible, while an intricately embroidered flower pattern that covers the entire garment is known as a bagh ('large ...
Baluchari saree - Mahabharat motif showing the Pandavas marrying Draupadi. [10] Baluchari saris, locally called Baluchori saris, today often have depictions from scenes of Mahabharat and Ramayana. During the Mughal and British eras, they had a square design in the pallu with paisley motifs in them. They depicted scenes from the lives of the ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:52, 22 November 2017: 2,269 × 1,003 (2.48 MB): Goran tek-en {{Information |description ={{en|Mahi Kantha Agency during British India 1820-1933 with States and Thanas}} |date =20171122 |source ={{Own}}<br> {{Derived from|Princely States and British Agencies during British India 1800-1950....
Tant sari is a traditional Bengali sari, originating from the Bengal region in the eastern part and usually used by Bengali women. Tant sari are woven from cotton threads and distinguished by its lightness and transparency. It is considered to be the most comfortable sari for the hot and humid climate in the Indian subcontinent. [1]