Baluchari Wedding Sarees - A Correct Choice for Bengalis'
Murshidabad a famous Mughal city of Westbengal has got a rich tradition. Murshidabad is the main producer of this garment but presently Bishnupur and its surrounding places and Samudranagar of Hooghly District have got quite a number of weaves of this saree. Both India and Bangladesh are the highest places to appreciate this garment. Both silk and cotton threads are used to weave this garment. These saris are famous and unique because of the stories depicting the scenes of Ramayana and Mahabharats. Also the pallu and borders are beautifully decorated with Mughal and British era influences motifs. The sarees depicts the lives of the Nawabs of Bengal-women smoking Hookahs,driving horses etc. It takes two craftsmen to work for almost a week to produce a single saree. These saris have three things in common the traditional border of Meenakari,Swarnachari and two colour thread weave.Be...