Assam produces three indigenous silks: Muga (the wild golden silk, found nowhere else on earth), Eri (a peaceful, non-violent silk made without killing the silkworm), and Pat (the local mulberry variety). The state's signature garment is the Mekhela Chador — a two-piece drape worn on every formal occasion from weddings to Bihu.
Region · East
Assam.
Muga silk — the golden, sun-resistant silk endemic to Assam — plus the everyday Mekhela Chador, woven on throw-shuttle looms in every village.
