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Orissa Diaries- Visual Blog

The pic was captured at the head office of Boyanika at Bhubaneshwar. Boyanika is a government organization promoting the handloom weavers of Orissa




 Watching a saree being woven at Barapalli Cluster of Bargarh


Watching Bandha in Preparation for Sambalpuri Ikat



Silk sarees after finishing and "ironing" being put under the sun. To "iron" the sarees are applied with water and rice starch and rolled very tightly between wooden rolls and kept under the sun. The place is Nuapatana. 



At Nuapatna - Weft yarn in preparation


Going from Bhubaneswar to Nuapatana- A long stretch of road accompanies a river branch!!!



Captured at Biju Patanayak Park Bhubaneswar.

The termites making "Valmiks" of soils. Remember Valmiki !! You can find it all the way to Nuapatana.


A classic Nuapatana Silk or "Khandua" saree


This design of Nuapatana Silk is Called "Tarawalli"




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