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Styles of Saree / Sari
While an international image of the 'modern style' sari may have been popularised by airline stewardesses, each region in the Indian subcontinent has developed, over the centuries, its own unique sari style. Following are the well known varieties, distinct on the basis of fabric, weaving style, or motif, in South Asia:
Northern styles Chikan – Lucknow Banarasi – Benares Tant Jamdani Tanchoi Shalu Eastern styles Baluchari – West Bengal Kantha – West Bengal Ikat Silk & Cotton – Orissa Cuttacki Pata Silk & Cotton – Orissa Sambalpuri Pata Silk & cotton Saree – Orissa Bomkai Silk & Cotton – Orissa Mayurbhanj Tussar Silk – Orissa Sonepuri/Subarnapuri Silk – Orissa Bapta & Khandua Silk & Cotton – Orissa Berhampuri Silk – Orissa Tanta/Taant Cotton – Orissa,West Bengal & Bangladesh Jamdani – Bangladesh Jamdani Khulna – Bangladesh Dhakai Benarosi– Bangladesh Rajshahi Silk– Bangladesh Tangail Tanter Sari– Bangladesh Katan Sari– Bangladesh
Western styles Paithani – Maharashtra Bandhani – Gujarat and Rajasthan Kota doria Rajasthan Lugade – Maharashtra
Central styles Chanderi – Madhya Pradesh Maheshwari – Madhya Pradesh
Southern styles Kanchipuram (locally called Kanjivaram) – Tamil Nadu Coimbatore – Tamil Nadu Chinnalapatti – Tamil Nadu Chettinad – Tamil Nadu Madurai – Tamil Nadu Pochampally Andhra Pradesh Venkatagiri – Andhra Pradesh Gadwal – Andhra Pradesh Guntur – Andhra Pradesh Narayanpet – Andhra Pradesh Mangalagiri – Andhra Pradesh Balarampuram – Kerala Mysore Silk – Karnataka Valkalam saree