Jamdani Saree

Jamdani - one of the most beautiful, famous, rich work Bengali Saree. Jamdani is a handloom woven mainly cotton fabric made, which was historically referred as muslin. Jamdani is one of the most time and labor intensive forms of handloom weaving.

History of Jamdani is, it basically Persian origin, ‘Jam’ means flower and ‘Dani’ means a vase. There is reference of Jamdani weaving in Kautilya's Arthashashtra  wherein it is stated that is stated that fine cloth was used in Bangla and Pundra(Bangladesh).

Jamdani patterns means geometric, plant, and floral designs. Which is originate in Persian and Mughal fusion. According to its design and pattern Jamdani has different names like panna hajar, dubli lala, butidar, tersa, jalar, duria, charkona etc. 

Different types of Jamdani include: -

Daccai Jamdani

·  Daccai Jamdani – originally its a Bangladeshi style.  The main Daccai Jamdani sarees pattern is floral motifs and linear multicolored designs all over the body of the saree.

Shantiput Jamdani

·  Shantipur Jamdani – As per the name, it belongs to Shantipur region of Nadia District of West Bengal, the pattern is rich fine-grained texture. Main thing is the softness of the fabrics.

Tangail Jamdani

·  Tangail Jamdani – originated in the Tangail region, the Tangail Jamdani sarees pattern means traditional borders with lamp (Pradeep), lotus (Padma) and fish scales or Aansh paar patterns. The bright color combination  on the Anchals or the part of the saree is the speciality of tangail Jamdani.

Dhoniakhali Jamdani

·  Dhonekhali Jamdani –   its origin in Dhonekhali in West Bengal. the Dhonekhali Jamdani saree attribute is its borders with contrasting colors in black, purple, red or any other dark & bright colors. The Dhonekhali Jamdani sarees are hardier and have a longer life than the other variations. 

Tant Sarees

Tant is the most prominent form of Bengali Saree. Every Bengali lady must have a bunch of Tant saree collection for her wardrobe.

 A picture of a traditional Bengali lady will feature a white Tant Saree with red border. The Tant is  one of the finest form of handloom products of India. This wonderful saree is a must in Bengali festivities and other occasions.

The Tant Sarees are most comfortable to wear and ideal for daily use. The Tant saree trend is broad and silky thread works on the body of the saree with classic Bengali motifs. The Tant sarees are very popular with modern day women, because it gives an ethinic and stylish look to your personality,  especially with the working ladies, who prefer Tant Saree for daily use as well as parties too.

This Bengali Saree woven from cotton and very famous for its lightness and transparency with feature broad silk-embroidered borders. Interestingly, after farming weaving is the second biggest occupation in West Bengal. Almost every district has its particular weaving style, it is a rich tradition of weaving handloom cotton textiles among the tribal and semi-tribal people of West Bengal. Some popular names are  West Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Maldah, and Cooch Behar in North Bengal.

This amazing form of Bengali Saree has variety of range in terms of price and style

The Basic Tant saree will start form range of Rs. 300/- to Rs.1000/-

With more style, quality, design the prise will go up  Rs.1000/- to Rs. 3000/-

And off course if you go by designers then as per their charge.

Bengali Sarees

If you talk about Indian dress. Saree comes in first place. It is the most beautiful dress all over the world for women. It is an Indian women’s statement.   As we all know India is a country of versatility, hence the most ethnic dress of our country also has various variety as per the location and custom. So if we talk about east we have variety of Bengali Sarees.

Bengali Sarees

As per the climate and weather Bengali Sarees are basically made of cotton. The main instinct of Bengali Saree is its vibrant in colour and its comfort. Primarily Bengali saree has patters of different blocks, flowers and some typical Bengali shapes. These patterns are handmade and knitted along with the saree i.e. the speciality of Bengali Sarees.

There are different types of Bengali Sarees:

• .       Tant 
• .       Jamdani
• .       Daccai Jamdani
• .       Tangail
• .       Shantipur
• .       Dhonekhali
• .       Baluchari silk
• .       Korial
• .       Garad
•           Pure silk
•  .   Benasari
•     Batikprint saree