Telia Rumal is a method for the oil treatment of

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. It originated from

Chirala Chirala (), is a city in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Chirala mandal in Chirala revenue division. , it had a population of above 170,000. Chirala is the most populated ci ...

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. At Chirala, in the Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh where the craft started, the weavers had virtually stopped making Telia Rumals. People who acquired skill in this dying art took the lead to introduce this in Puttapaka village of

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district in

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. Recently Puttapaka Telia Rumal was accorded with

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(GI) tag.

History

These rumals were patronised by

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, who commissioned elaborate pieces. Gajam Govardhana popularized the tradition and revived the art of telia rumal which was then dying. today his contributions to revival of Telia Rumal has brought this sustainable, natural process of art to an international level.

Process

It is an art of

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tradition using natural vegetable dyes.

References

{{reflist Saris Culture of Andhra Pradesh Prakasam district Geographical indications in Telangana