By region

Handlooms by region

Every Indian state has its own weaving language. Explore the traditions of each region and the weaves that come from them.

Home to Kanjivaram silk and Madurai cottons — temple-town weaving traditions tracing back centuries.

Banaras silk brocades, Chikankari embroidery from Lucknow, and the storied weaving lanes of Mubarakpur.

Patola double-ikat from Patan, Bandhani tie-dye, and Mashru silks of Kutch.

Jamdani muslins, Baluchari narrative silks, Tant cottons of Shantipur and Phulia.

Pochampally ikat, Gadwal cottons with silk borders, and Venkatagiri jamdani.

The heartland of Chanderi and Maheshwari — silk-cotton sarees from temple towns on the Narmada, woven for over a thousand years.

Paithani silks of Paithan, Karvati cottons of Vidarbha, and the Himroo brocades of Aurangabad — each tradition tied to a specific town.

Tussar silk from Bhagalpur — the "silk city" — plus Madhubani painting traditions and the Khatwa appliqué of Patna.