Bottle Green Jharana with Diwali Pattachitra Cotton Saree New No wonder so many fabrics

No wonder so many fabrics are made with a pair of tribals as motifs

in which the weft threads are set as maroon on which bandha has been done in white already

Lord Jagannath

It is intricately linked to Lord Jagannath Temple and its rituals

Bottle Green Jharana with Diwali Pattachitra Cotton Saree New No wonder so many fabricsPatta chitra means painting on cloth patta. It has flourished in Odisha since earlier than 15th century. Earth, stone, and mineral colours are used for painting on patta or specialised canvas medium prepared organically for painting such as: vermillion red hingula (cinnabar); brick red geru (red ochre); yellow hartala (orpiment); white sankh (conch shell); black lamp black; gum resin kaintha plant etc. For Sarees stoles dupattas fabric : Fabric colour