Tribal Rust Tree of Life Sambalpuri Cotton (Fabric) Meter:3 Decorating the Raksha Bandhan thali

Decorating the Raksha Bandhan thali in various ways has been trending for years

The designs now known as Bomkai developed in late 80’s around Sonepur (Western Odisha) on finer cotton & silk with numerous buta/buti design- which is nowadays the main focus point of Odisha handloom sarees

which would otherwise take up a lot of time and difficult simultaneous usage of hands and legs of the weavers leading to much higher cost of the same fabric

coming in disguise of Jayadeba

With ending of Debadasi culture

Tribal Rust Tree of Life Sambalpuri Cotton (Fabric) Meter:3 Decorating the Raksha Bandhan thaliSambalpuri Bandha Saree & Fabrics from GI (Geographical Indications) document says that Tie & Dye weaving in western Odisha came into existence during 600 BC. In traditional handwoven ikat or baandha, one of warp weft is tied and dyed prior to weaving (single ikat) or both warp and weft are tie dyed before weaving (double ikat). Weavers are distributed in Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada & Sambalpur & some parts of Dhenkanal, Kalahandi,