Kanyadan Or Panigrahan Sanskar Chowki Aipan On Wood Kashmiri Hand Knotted Carpet Wearing a Green Checked Venkatagiri

Wearing a Green Checked Venkatagiri saree is not only a fashion statement but also a celebration of the timeless charm of traditional Indian textiles with a contemporary twist

It is woven on pit loom / raised pit loom

and phula (flower)

dyed and placed on the handloom accordingly

This art was brought to the city of Varanasi by Persian enamellists during the Mughal era around the early 17th century

Kanyadan Or Panigrahan Sanskar Chowki Aipan On Wood Kashmiri Hand Knotted Carpet Wearing a Green Checked VenkatagiriThis art has its unique identity as a hand painted beautification as a symbol of fortune and fertility. The art form is used to decorate floors and walls of the Puja room (place of worship) and entrance of homes and practiced by many communities of the region. The creation of Aipan involves several steps, starting with the preparation of the surface, which is usually cleaned and then coated with a mixture of geru (red ochre) to create a smooth and