Banarasi Saree.
A Banarasi saree is a saree made in Varanasi, a city which is also called
Banaras. The sarees are among the finest sarees in India and are known for their gold and
silver brocade or zari,
fine silk and opulent embroidery. The sarees are made of finely woven silk and are decorated with intricate
design, and, because of these engravings, are relatively heavy.
Their
special characteristics are Mughal inspired designs such as intricate
intertwining floral and foliate motifs, kalga and bel,
a string of upright leaves called jhallar at the outer, edge of border is a
characteristic of these sarees. Other features are gold work, compact weaving,
figures with small details, metallic visual effects, pallus, jal (a net like
pattern), and mina work.
There are four main varieties of Banarasi
saree,
pure silk (Katan), Organza
(Kora) with Zari and silk; Georgette, and Shattir, and according to design process, they are
divided into categories like, Jangla, Tanchoi, Vaskat, Cutwork, Tissue and Butidar.
sources by : Wikipedia.
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