Central Region

The saree or sari represents Indian culture in its correct form. This ancient garment embodies the woman's personality, who is graceful and elite. The saree works wonders for your personality as it can be draped in different styles that vary in color, print, design, texture, fabric, and many other elements. 

1) Central Region

States fall under central central region of India: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand. 

     1.Bagh of Madhya Pradesh

  • Fabric material – Cotton, silk.
  • Craft – Block printing and use of vegetable dyes.
  • Themes – The motifs are geometrical and floral compositions in red and black colour predominantly.

              
                            Figure 1: Bagh print on Chanderi saree

2. Baiga of Chhattisgarh

  • Fabric material – Cotton
  • Craft – Hand-woven by Baiga tribe
  • Themes – The common patterns woven are Khappa, checks, and stripes.

              
                        Figure 3: Check weave baiga cotton saree
              
                           Figure 4: Khappa weave baiga saree
              
                             Figure 5: Striped weave baiga saree

3. Banarasi of Uttar Pradesh

  • Fabric material – Dupion silk, Ghicha (Tussar) silk, Monga silk, Linen, Shattir, Kora Organza, Khaddi Georgette
  • Craft – Hand-woven or powerloom, giving embroidery-like appearance.
  • Themes – Gold and silver brocade or zari with Mughal inspired floral, trellis, or jaali (lattice) designs. The varieties are brocade, Jamdani, Jangla, Jam war Tanchoi, Tissue, Cut work, Butidar.

               
                               Figure 6: Butidar Banarasi saree 

               

                     Figure 7: Floral patterned silk Jangla banarasi saree

4. Chanderi of Madhya Pradesh

  • Fabric material – Silk, cotton, silk-cotton blend.
  • Craft – Hand-woven fabric known for its sheer texture, light weight and a glossy transparency.
  • Themes – Woven designs include traditional coin, floral art, peacocks and geometric shapes, with golden border and small booties all over.

                

                              Figure 8: Chanderi saree with zari work

5. Chikankari of Uttar Pradesh

  • Fabric material – Cotton, Semi Georgette, Pure Georgette, Crepe, Chiffon, Silk
  • Craft – Chikan embroidery. There are 32 types of stitches, broadly classified into flat stitch, embossed stitch, raised stitch and open trellis.
  • Themes – Finely detailed, dense floral patterns with knots, pulled network and other textural elements. Embellishments like Mukaish (a dotted pattern in silver or gold metal), Kamdani (metal wire), Badla (flat metallic thread), Sequin, bead and mirror work are also used.

               

                                   Figure 9: Chikankari on georgette

6. Kosa of Chhattisgarh

  • Fabric material – Kosa silk (a variety of Tussar silk)
  • Craft – Hand-woven. The making of kosa silk yarn is a meticulous and complex process.
  • Themes – The fabric is known for its dull golden brownish look. The finished fabric is coloured with natural dyes.

                
                                         Figure 10: Kosa silk saree

7. Lodhi Lugda of Chhattisgarh

  • Fabric material – Cotton.
  • Craft – Hand-woven
  • Themes – Plain sarees with geometric patterned borders and palloo.

              
                                   Figure 11: Lodhi mae lugda saree

8. Maheshwari of Madhya Pradesh

  • Fabric material – Cotton, silk, cotton-silk blend
  • Craft – Hand-woven. A genuine Maheshwari saree has the trademark reversible border, locally known as 'Bugdi'.
  • Themes – The sarees fall under 5 broad categories. The Baingani Chandrakala and Chandrakala are plain ones, while the Beli, Chandratara, and Parbi come with stripes or checks. The patterns incorporated in the weaving are brick-like design, diamond shape, combination of waves and valleys, and many more.

                
                                Figure 12: Maheshwari silk saree