With stories of weavers, and artisans, dating back to 5000 years and beyond there are many stories that have gone untold. Banaras, or more commonly now known as Varanasi, have been among the cities that have laid the foundation of India’s cultural heritage. India as a country is known globally for its diversity and rich cultural heritage. Other features include gold work, narrow texture, shapes with small details, metallic visual effects, paleness, gal (web-like pattern), and enamel work.
Intricate silver brocade series#
Its special features are Mughal-inspired designs such as the intricate interwoven foliage floral motifs, calga, and bell a series of vertical leaves called jahlhar on the outside, or the rim fringe is a feature of these sarees. The silk sarees are made of delicately woven silk and are embellished with an intricate design, and because of these engravings, the silk sarees have occupied a prominent place in the market. These sarees are among the finest sarees in India and are known for their gold, silver, or zari motifs, fine silk, and sumptuous hand weaving. Banarasi tapestry began to gain more recognition and develop its expertise during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. While we at enable weavers to sell their intricate work on fabrics in form of Banarasi suits and Banarasi sarees, online, we at the same time are working towards preserving these fables.ĭuring the Mughal period, around the fourteenth century, Panara craftsmen began to make their presence felt by developing unique and intricate silk fabrics using golden and silver zari yarns. The development of brocade and zari works in the city reached new heights during the Mughal period, especially during the reign of emperors such as Akbar. As the migration happened, a new environment for weavers gave way to many innovations, and by the nineteenth century, the city flourished as the region’s textile capital. Gujarati silk weavers migrated to Kashi(as known then) in the seventeenth century after the famine of 1603. The first mention of these royal fabrics can be found in nineteenth-century literature. Zari and Brocade textiles are the specialties of the city.
The tales of Banarasi silk and brocades with gold and silver threads are recited by many traders and users wooden toys, glass, ivory, brass bracelets, and handloom goods showcasing the intricate work of weavers and artisans are amongst the other attractions in Banaras. Not only is it one of the oldest human settlements, since its existence it is known for art, craft, music, dance, and a long list of religious ceremonies. The very first signs of human establishment as Kashi were found around the time of Aryan settlement in the middle Ganges valley.
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