TRADITIONAL BAGH PRINTED COTTON SAREES FROM MADHYA PRADESH@UNNATISILKS

Bagh is a unique style of block printing on handloom fabrics, the name coming from its origin in the current form in Bagh village of MadhyaPradesh handlooms, India. Despite the art being from another region brought by travelers who happened to settle in Manawar, the present style of Bagh printing is said to be from the early 60s when some Muslim Khatris migrated from Manawar to settle in this village.

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Bagh was practiced by these tribal muslims and the print subjects were mainly geometrical prints and floral compositions. There was a lull in between that led to many of these traditional practitioners deserting the art and being lured away to the production of synthetic fabrics that also came up at that time. It was Ismail Khatri who gave the Bagh its present form by staying on in the practice of this art and experimenting with designs.

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In a brave move he altered the concept, the process and the look of these printed fabrics and brought the turnaround of a doomed art. He happened to get 200 year and 300 year old blocks which were based on traditional motifs that had been inspired by the 1500 year old cave paintings of nearby regions. 

The Nariyal zaal, ghevar zaal motifs (Designs from Taj Mahal paintings), and others like Saj, Dakmandwa, Chameli or Jasmine flower, Maithir or the mushroom, leheriya or jurvaria (designs of small dots on a field) were experimented as block print designs. 

He also had blocks made based on the Jaali work found in the Tajmahal and local forts. Initially he made use of Red and Black colors from alum and corroded iron and discovered green and yellow from vegetable dyes.

Till then it was an art of drawing and designs on paper. With his transfer of the block designs to fabrics he revolutionized the art.

Never before had such beautiful, exotic and captivating designs been seen on fabrics and by the use of these fast colors he got Bagh Prints to be noticed and accepted as a new form of adorning fabrics. To prove his point that handloom fabrics were well-suited for such prints, he printed 1230 different blocks on a single bed cover with imagination and logic.

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This fetched him the National Award and then on appreciation nationwide for the Bagh Printed sarees. Today Bagh side by side incorporates modern day designs, involving geometrical patterns, captivating bootis, floral scapes and what not, to keep in the race.

Bagh Prints were initially made on handloom cotton sarees. Looking to the successful outcome Bagh was also tried out on wedding tussar silk sarees and crepe to the same end. The Bagh process seems simple but is quite elaborate and with a lot of washes for the fabric.

The fabric is soaked overnight in water and dried. Next a paste of goat droppings, raw salt, castor oil and water is made and the fabric is put in it, stamped upon till it is completely soaked. The fabric is laid out on a layered slope surface so that the water runs down and it dries.

Again washed by water it is ready to be printed upon. A wooden tray with a bamboo ‘Jaali’ fitted has red and black paste applied on it. Layers of thick wet cloth placed on these colors soak them up. The block is dipped in the colors and placed lightly on the stretched out fabric on a flat surface like a smooth stone slab table with seven layers of jute on it.

Printing of the designs done similarly across the length of the fabric, the sari is dried and kept aside for some days. Then it is washed in the nearby flowing Baghini river, dried, put in a cauldron containing a mix of Dhawadi flowers, Alzarin, and Tapai and dried one last time. The Bagh Printed fabric is complete.

Bagh Prints are seen on the Maheshwari cotton sarees, georgette sarees and chiffon fabrics as well as the Chanderi cotton sarees and chanderi sico sarees. Single design motifs are printed on the field, the borders are matched with same color different shade or golden zari, but the pallu or end piece is like a designer affair. There are several block prints of different designs combined in a pattern and interspersed with large booti sections. Plenty of colors, lots of designer fare!

Unnati silks, largest ethnic Indian shop online provides for you to buy designer Bagh printed saris online with matching blouse for sale. Online shopping store with the widest range of ethnic Indian Saris online and Salwar Kameez online.

At Unnati Silks, you can buy Bagh printed saris online from the exclusive range of saris - a unique, fancy, exclusive collection of Traditional, Wedding, bridal attire, stylish, party, trendy fashion, formal, corporate, office, daily casual saris in silk, cotton, sico, art silk georgette, chiffon, dupion, tussar, organza, crepe, gicha, jute and other fabric varieties at attractive prices.

You can buy Bagh printed sarees online at Unnati silks and products will be dispatched within 24 working hours of placing the order. We have free shipping and Cash on Delivery (COD) facility for Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bhopal, Indore, Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Dispur, Itanagar, Kohima, Chandigarh , Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jullundur, Ernakulam and many other Indian cities and towns. 

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The Kota Cotton Saree is woven in a manner designed to produce check patterns on the fabric. The square shaped checks are known as Khats. The Kota Doria weave employs the warp and the weft in a special combination of cotton threads to form the extremely fine checkered pattern.

The standard Kota Doria Saree is woven in white and later dyed in different colours. In the case of saris with designs, the threads are dyed prior to weaving. The Kota Cotton Saree is translucent muslin, much preferred for its light weight, softness and airy comfort. 

Pure Cotton Sarees with golden Zari threads woven in square patterns is a popular variety. Variations in borders and a whole array of bright colours and shades like pink, blue, saffron, orange etc. applied to traditional prints and beautiful embroidery work create stunning effects.

Fine cotton weaves from the land of the desert available with Unnati Silks. Buy online the fabulous range of fresh breeze fabrics in the form of Handloom Kota Cotton Sarees. You have dark colours and earthy shades with bagru block prints and where the pallu is a designer mix of attractive large bootis, stripes and fancy prints. There are light prints in vibrant hues with bagru prints and a slightly darker shade of the pallu having exotic bagru prints.

Further you have the vibrant coloured Kota cottons with attractive floral prints and highlighted borders to match. 

The pallu is a beautiful contrast and adorned by fancy prints. There is a delightful range of cotton printed sarees with captivating and shiny zari borders.

Picture the Pastel green pure Kora cotton saree with mustard and green lines along with floral zari and naksi weaving borders on either side. There are horizontal zari lines on a green setting on the pallu. An elegant piece, it would serve well for corporate office, daily casual, events, functions and many other occasions.

Visualize Mustard and pink colour pure Kota cotton saree with mustard and pink colour horizontal lines all over. Red, green and resham and zari weaving borders running parallel on either side. The pallu has horizontal zari lines all over it. An extremely catchy piece, it would serve well for almost any occasion be it formal or informal. 

Unnati silks, largest ethnic online Indian shop offers exquisite designer Kota Cotton sareeswith matching blouse for sale. The Online shopping store has the widest range of ethnic Indian Sarees online and Salwar Kameez online. At Unnati Silks, you can buy online unique, fancy, exclusive collection of Traditional, Wedding, bridal attire, stylish, party, trendy fashion, formal, corporate, office, daily casual saris in pure silk sarees, cotton, sico, art silk georgette, chiffon, dupion, tussar, organza, crepe, gicha, jute and other fabric varieties at attractive prices.

You can purchase online at Unnati silks and the products will be dispatched within 24 working hours of placing the order. We have free shipping and Cash on Delivery (COD) facility for Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Ernakulam, Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh and many other Indian cities. 

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The Kerala Cotton Saree adapted from Mundum Neriyathum, the traditional attire of Malayali women in the South Indian state of Kerala, has been modified suitably, to also appeal to the changing times.

Considered as one of the oldest forms of the modern day saree, Mundu (the lower garment) and Neriyathu (the upper garment) together form the Mundum Neriyathum. The Mundum Neriyathum consists of the lower part of the body covered by the Mundu, lower garment also worn by traditional men in Kerala and the Neriyathu, draping the upper torso, from right hip to left shoulder over the blouse, with the portion beyond the shoulder left hanging.

Borrowing from this traditional costume, the Kerala Cotton Saree of white or cream with golden or broad Zari border, which gives it the name of Kerala Kasavu Sari, is worn specially for festivals. As with Mundum Neriyathum, the blouse matches the Kerala Cotton Saree for festive occasions with colours based on the age and marital status of the woman. A green coloured blouse would be for young, unmarried girls, while the married and middle aged women wear red blouses. Modern day prints on the cotton fabric with coloured borders and popular designs of peacock and temple adorn the pallu, making the Handloom Kerala Cotton Sarees popular as daily wear. 

The Kerala Cotton Saree woven from unbleached cotton or Kora cloth and with golden Jari border with motifs of animals, birds, peacocks, flowers, fruits and leaves is highly popular.  Adding style also to the handloom cotton sarees are motifs of checks and stripe patterns on wooden block prints using vegetable dyes.

A popular variety of the Kerala Cotton Saree has Zari Buttas and a Resham Zari Border, coupled with an elegant pallu, preferred as occasion wear in corporate offices, colleges and schools. It also appeals as novel wear during festivals.

Equally enticing is the Kerala Cotton Sari with block printed motifs and multi-thread embroidered border in half-half pattern with contrasting colours. It makes it suitable for daily casual, office wear during summer and traditional functions.

Unnati silks, largest ethnic online Indian shop offers exquisite designer Kerala Cotton sareeswith matching blouse for sale. The Online shopping store has the widest range of ethnic Indian Sarees online and Salwar Kameez online. At Unnati Silks, you can buy online unique, fancy, exclusive collection of Traditional, Wedding, bridal attire, stylish, party, trendy fashion, formal, corporate, office, daily casual saris in

pure silk sarees, pure cotton sarees, sico, art silk georgette, chiffon, dupion, tussar, organza, crepe, gicha, jute and other fabric varieties at attractive prices.

You can purchase Kerala Pure Cotton Sarees online at Unnati silks and the products will be dispatched within 24 working hours of placing the order. We have free shipping and Cash on Delivery (COD) facility for Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Ernakulam, Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh and many other Indian cities. 

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The Narayanpet Saree, though woven in silk also sports a range of exotic and appealing handloom cotton sarees traditionally from Narayanpet, a town in Telangana, India. Narayanpet Sarees originally came through a Marathi influence; patronage of Shivaji, the Marathi ruler.

The Narayanpet handloom cotton sarees are known for the the body colour contrasts against the pallu, the characteristic zari border and stripes, fine light colour floral block prints on dark coloured backdrops with multi-colour tiranga borders, a special bandhani pattern design with woven bootis on the saree and large bootis bock printed on the designer pallu - all that elevate the look and appeal of the saree. It generally has a good fineness count also. Higher the count, finer the material! Employing vegetable dyes to the extent possible, the Narayanpet Saree has fast colours. 

Narayanpet handloom sarees are traditionally woven in the interlocked-weft technique which improves the strength of the weave. The influence of the temple is strong hence the temple style border is a characteristic feature on almost all the sarees woven.

Unnati silks sports a special and exclusive range of Narayanpet Handloom cotton sarees to buy online. Floral hand bock printed sarees in pastel colours with attractive mango bootis block printed along with stripes design on a designer pallu. Deep and earthy coloured plain sarees with light thread worked nakshi borders and an attractive stripes design. Dark coloured sarees with three-coloured tiranga borders along with a zari border. Bandhani sarees with bootis woven across the saree in single vertical lines at intervals and large designer bootis printed on the pallu.

Unnati silks, largest ethnic online Indian shop offers exquisite designer Narayanpet Cotton sarees online with matching blouse for sale. The Online shopping store has the widest range of ethnic Indian Saris online and Salwar Kameez online. At Unnati Silks, you can buy online unique, fancy, exclusive collection of Traditional, Wedding, bridal attire, stylish, party, trendy fashion.

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