Gadwal sari is a
handcrafted woven
Woven fabric is any textile formed by weaving. Woven fabrics, often created on a loom, are made of many threads woven in a warp and weft. Technically, a woven fabric is any fabric made by interlacing two or more threads at right angles to one anot ...
sari
A sari (also called sharee, saree or sadi)The name of the garment in various regional languages include:
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Gadwal
Gadwal is a City and the district headquarters of Jogulamba Gadwal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located from the state capital Hyderabad And 59 km From Kurnool and is a state assembly constituency. Gadwal historicall ...
of
Jogulamba Gadwal district
Jogulamba Gadwal district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Gadwal. The district shares boundaries with Narayanpet district, Narayanpet, Wanaparthy district, Wanaparthy d ...
in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
. It was registered as one of the
geographical indication
A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town or region). The use of a geographical indication, as an indication of the product's source, is inten ...
from Telangana by the ''Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999''.
They are most notable for the
Zari
Zari () is an even thread traditionally made of fine gold or silver used in traditional Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani garments, especially as brocade in saris etc. This thread is woven into fabrics, primarily silk, to make intricate pat ...
on the saris. The sari consists of a cotton body , silk border, and zari pallu. with silk
pallu which is also given a new name ''Sico saris''. The weave is so light that the saree can be packed in a matchbox.
The Brahmotsavas of Tirupati begins with the deity's idol being adorned with Gadwal Saree.
Gadwal Handloom CentreGadwal Handloom Centre
established in 1946 by the late Ratan Babu Rao, was mainly responsible for the widespread knowledge and detail regarding the Gadwal Sari.
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Ilkal saree
Ilkal sari is a traditional form of ''sari'' which is a common feminine wear in India. Ilkal sari takes its name from the town of Ilkal in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, India. Ilkal saris are woven using cotton warp on the body an ...
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Mysore silk
Mysore silk is variety of mulberry silk produced in the Indian district of Mysore, Karnataka.
Karnataka produces 9,000 metric tons of mulberry silk, accounting for nearly 45% of the country's total mulberry silk production. In Karnataka, sil ...
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Mahbubnagar district
Culture of Telangana
Geographical indications in Telangana