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Indic Handlooms
Region

Bihar

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

Bihar's primary handloom contribution is Bhagalpuri tussar — a wild silk reeled from cocoons of forest moths, giving it a natural honey-gold lustre that takes dye unevenly and beautifully.