Weave
Paithani
From Maharashtra
Maharashtra's most prized silk — woven in Paithan with peacock-and-lotus pallus, gold zari, and a tradition tracing back two thousand years.
Paithani is woven in the town of Paithan on the Godavari, a textile that has been mentioned in Roman trade records and Mughal court inventories alike. The pallu is what tells you it's a Paithani: peacocks (mor), lotuses, and the famous asavalli creeper, all rendered in pure gold zari.