Plain Red Blue Ratha Jatra Gopalpur Tussar Silk Saree handpainted Varieties are Sonepuri

Varieties are Sonepuri

Rooted in a craft that flourished over a century ago

Perfect for the summer season and equally elegant throughout the year

Gopalpur tussar has flourished since 16th century AD in Jajpur district when Sri Chaitanya (propagator of Bhakti Movement) with devotees (some were weavers) visited Odisha

This is an original Ganjam Bomkai as opposed to the forms of Bomkai developed later in Western Odisha with motifs like doll

Plain Red Blue Ratha Jatra Gopalpur Tussar Silk Saree handpainted Varieties are SonepuriGopalpur tussar has flourished since 16th century AD in Jajpur district when Sri Chaitanya (propagator of Bhakti Movement) with devotees (some were weavers) visited Odisha. Good quality katia yarns are procured from Mankidia of Balasore & Nuapatna district. Tussar silk cocoons are separated by specialized female artisans good quality is reeled into tussar yarn while coarse quality tussar is called ghicha tussar yarn. Weaving is done in a fly shuttle