New Collection of Maniabandha Traditional Handloom Cotton saree

Ikkat Saree is weaved in Maniabandha and Nuapatna village.  Now I am showing some image of Ikkat cotton saree which weaved by our expert weavers.

1. Red with White Ikkat Cotton Saree

2. Orange with Off white Ikkat cotton saree

3. Light Green with White Ikkat cotton Saree

4. Black with Offwhite Ikkat cotton sari

Maniabandha Sarees Quality getting Poor day by Day

More and more people from this weaver community leaving home due to low wage. Remaining doing the same weaving but as the wages not sufficient, they are reducing the quality of work to save some extra bucks.

What is the future of Maniabandhi sarees which known for its designs?

Anushka Shetty in Traditional Saree.

The most beautiful South Actress Anushka Shetty attended the producer Shyam Prasad Reddy daughter Maithri’s wedding Party, wearing a hand painted pink and orange combination silk saree paired with matching three quarter sleeves blouse. With simple earrings and straight hair finished her traditional look.

Anushka Shetty in Traditional Saree.
Image By: Ragalahari.

Maniabandha village famous for Ikat and Khandua Silk.

The reflection and sound of the Loom can be heard from every house in the mania Bandha village in Cuttack district. The Khandua data and cotton threads are weaved hand, and they put the vegetable colors. Especially the Khandua pata is used to dress the deity at Puri's Jagannath temple. This particular cloth has poetry and image from Gita Govinda woven in it. 

A unique design for Ikat saree.

In every Khandua sarees, the weavers designed the beautiful motif's like elephants, peacocks, large flowers and Konark chakra and looked different from the other Ikats of Odisha.

Maniabandha Saree Tradition.

The famous handloom weaving craft of Maniabandha Ikat Saree from odisha is the living Buddhist village of Maniabandha(Nuapatna) was displayed live at Patha Utsav with many women member from a city-based organization and lady officers of the Odisha Government doing a fashion parade of sorts on the Nabakoti Style of Textiles, which is basis of the Maniabandha pattern and is well-known world over.  As per the tradition and legend, the locality, where presently Maniabandha sarees are being weaved had a prominent link with Buddhism and many families are still practicing the Buddhist traditions in their day-to-day lives. 

Image By: Pragatibadi

Now every women's love to wear handloom sarees and wants to promote the handloom and handicrafts products.

Sonam Kapoor Stunning Golden Glamour at Cannes 2017.

Bollywood Star Sonam Kapoor has closed the red carpet appearance at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in style. The 31-year-old actress glitter in an all-golden outfit designed by Ellie Saab. She styled her look with 42 carats of Chopard diamonds. She Looks Like a diva.

Sonam Kapoor

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Stuns In Red Ralph And Russo Gown

Another Stunning look by most beautiful Bollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai at the Cannes red carpet is here. And this time She wears a red colored ruffled gown by Ralph and Russo accessorized with a pair of earrings. Bold make-up and wavy hair do rounded out her look. She looked Fabulous in red gown!

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

World famous Maniabandha Village.

The Village Maniabandha has it's name in worldwide for the large scale production of handloom Silk and cotton sarees according to the need and choice of global customers. The state odisha was known as UTTKALA and the word UTTKAL is the combination of two words that is UTT means too better and Kala means art. So maniabandha reflect the kala on tie and dye for weaving the beautiful Ikat fabrics.

Maniabandha Ikat cotton saree

Maniabandha Tie and dye process wall hanging

If any body visiting puri to see our Lord Jagannath must have been attract towards the vibrant colored cloths of the Lord Known as Patabastra or Pata Khandua which made in maniabandha.

Kantha Sarees are now for a fashion statement.

Kantha embroidery designs is done by hand, by the villager craftswomen in the Fulia and Santipur region of West Bengal. These women usually don't have much idea but they  learn the art at home and pass it down through the new generations. Along with saris, they also made embroidery kurtas, dupattas, dress material and home furnishings products. 

As with sarees, dupattas with kantha embroidery are usually made of pure silk, tussar silk or cotton. These kantha Stitch products looks too gorgeous and eye catching. Now a days people love to wear in several occasions. 

Tools Used in Handloom Ikat production.

1. Charka:

Charka is for winding of yarn on the bobbin. A bobbin is a cylinder spindle on which yarn or thread is wound for weft ikat.

2. Warping machine on which yarn for warp ikat is prepared.

Frame for designing.

3. Frame:

Frame used to obtain beautiful designs on weft ikat. Designs are marked on the yarn which is tied to the frame.

4. Loom:

Loom, the weaving process.The bobbin is fitted to it and then attached to the loom for weaving of the yarn into fabric.

Sambalpuri Handlooms – From the Gifted Land of Odisha(Sambalpur).

Sambalpuri cotton saris are prefer for daily wear as well as casual occasions and generally housewives and college going girls love to wear them.

Sambalpuri cotton sari.

There are varieties to the sambalpuri sari with some unique names given placed on the place of their sambalpuri weaves. Like Bargarh, Sonepur, sambalpur, Bolangir, Boudh are the main location to weave the traditional sambalpuri saris, sonepuri saris, Pasapalli saris, Bomkai saris ,Bapta are the variety names for the different types of sambalpuri fabric.

Odisha Famous for Ikat saris.

The Ikat sarees specially made in sambalpur of odisha, that's way it is called as Sambalpuri Ikat sarees. These are designed in different motif's like lotus, creeper, elephant, horse, lion, Laxmi maa feet, peacock, parrot etc. These saris have geometrical design on body and on border  temple design is there.

 

Maroon With Green Ikat saris.

Tusser Silk saree with Embroidery design.

Beautiful Soft Handloom Tusser Silk sarees with Embroidery works. This saree have beautiful Horse design on Aanchal and small Creeper flower all over the body.

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Traditional Silk saree for this upcoming wedding season.

With wedding and New Year season is in full swing, saree comes as the most beautiful choice for Indian women. 

Not only the six yard flatters the Indian figure like no other but saree always recognized as one of the most attractive attires worldwide. 

Silk Saree

Even our Bollywood beautiful Ladies love to draped in a saree whenever they get a chance. 

So, if you are looking for the latest handwoven silk saree styles, visit various online shopping store.

Lakshmi Manchu in Ikat Saree

For Memu Saitham a TV Show Lakshmi Manchu wears an Ikkat Handwoven cotton saree . And She finished her beautiful and simple look by wearing matching earrings  and bun hairstyle!

Lakshmi Manchu wears Ikkat saree

Textile Minister " Smriti Irani" promotes Handloom saree.

Textile Minister "Smriti Irani" in Traditional Handloom Silk sarees. She wears the Orange color handwoven Silk sarees of Odisha, Which is called Sambalpuri Ikkat Silk saree. She looks beautiful in silk saree.

Ikkat saree weaved in Maniabandha.

From this beautiful thread weavers weaved the best designer saree by loom.

Thread Is in process

How to Wear a Saree to Look Gorgeous and Slim?

How to Wear a Saree to Look Gorgeous and Slim?

Famous Bollywood Actresses in Silk Sarees on their Wedding Day

Wedding is a special affair for any woman and Bollywood actresses do their best and leave no stone unturned to look unparalleled and stunning on the D Day.  It is not only about fashion mixing with tradition; it is also about competition and wowing the fans with their style. To Indians their actresses are like living Goddesses who always look flawless and beautiful. To maintain this image and also honor Indian traditions actresses sometimes choose for traditional sarees and at other times modern attires with a desi touch. Whatever, they choose for, they look gorgeous and carry their wedding dresses with élan.

Aishwarya Rai, Miss World and famous Indian actress chose to wear a golden Kanjeevaran silk sari during her wedding with the handsome Abhishek Bachchan. Since, she hails from South India where Kanjeevaram is a traditional form of silk saree with beautiful embellishments, she chose the golden kanjeevaram embossed with Swarovski crystals and gold threads on her wedding day and looked every bit like the screen Goddess that she is. Post wedding she again chose a rich red silk sari with minimum jewelry only with the mangal sutra to look like the diva she is.

Esha Deol, the elder daughter of dreamgirl Hema Malini and machoman Dharmendra also wore a resplendent lehenga prepared from 3 Kanjeevaram sarees specially ordered from South India. She paired up the beautiful fuschia silk lehenga with traditional gold jewelry crafted in temple style to like a quintessential Indian bride on her wedding day. It was customized by Neeta Lulla, the prominent costume designer and looked rich and gorgeous just like the bride herself. Even Hema Malini wore a traditional Kanjeevaram silk saree and wielded the charm as she used to 40 years back.

Vidya Balan, the noted Indian actress also chose to wear Kanjeevaram silk saris and a special one crafted from madras silk by her friend the eminent designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee. The wedding trousseau consisted of a flaming red Kanjeevaram sari with borders and pallu embellished in golden threads. She paired it with gajra on her bun and gold jewelry crafted in the traditional designs. Post wedding she changed into a block print silk saree in multiple shades and kept her jewelry to minimum. She looked classic and elegant in her silk sarees as she always does.

Yesteryear diva and popular Bollywood actress Sridevi also chose a bright yellow and red silk saree for her wedding. This South Indian beauty sizzled the screen 90s and looked extremely beautiful and attractive in her silk saree and completed her look with minimum jewelry and red lips. The traditional gajra and maang tika were there to complete her traditional Indian bride look. She still looks beautiful in Indian attires. Hema Malini, when she married Dharmendra also chose a simple silk saree. Gorgeous and beautiful as she is, her makeup and jewelry were minimal, yet she glowed.

Both Sharmila Tagore and her daughter-in-law Kareena Kapoor wore traditional royal lehengas in silk with gold and zari work on the entire piece. Both looked resplendent on their weddings days with these traditional wears which looked rich, vibrant and colorful. The effervescent Kajol wore a beautiful green paithani silk saree on her wedding day and completed her look with a huge pearl and other precious stones nath or a nose pin and other traditional Marathi jewelry. Her ensemble was simple yet stunning with the bride glowing with love.

All these Bollywood actresses chose their traditional silk sarees during their weddings to look special and gorgeous. True to their aura, all of them looked exceptional just like a quintessential Indian bride.

Why Men Love Buying Half Sleeve Casual Shirts Online for Their Summer Fashion

Not long ago, men found fashion a thing for women and following fashion was ridiculed on. But things have certainly changed over past few decades. Men fashion has developed in leaps and bounds. Whether casual dressing or formal, woollen or traditional attires, men fashion has carved a niche of its own. However, one problem that men surely face is their dislike for shopping due to which they end up buying whatever they lay their hands on. Blame it on their mindset or lack of time, but that is men for you. This problem has largely solved by online shopping. Buying half sleeve casual shirt online or shopping for wedding, online shopping not only saves time but also money.

Women love shopping and when they take fancy on something, they would not mind going from one shop to another till they find what they had been looking for. But men rarely have that inclination and tenacity. So, with onset of summer, when they look for their favourite half sleeves shirts, they find very few choices. They have to make their choice from those handful options. But when they look for the same half sleeve casual shirts online, they find hundreds of search results. Shopping is so easy when you go online, especially for men. Set the filters according to the size and preferences, that the results will be narrowed down to make the job even simpler. There is no harassment of going from one shop to another, making the salesman understand what exactly you are looking for and if you visit branded stores, rest assured you will come out with a huge bill. All these dreadful aspects of shopping can be avoided when shopping half sleeve casual shirts online. You make the choices, get everything in one portal, often get lucrative discounts and almost in all cases, get free shipping. You are not even paying the usual conveyance charge that you had to pay even if you don't buy anything from any store of brick and mortar. 

Another advantage of looking for half sleeves casual shirts online is that even if you don't have any idea of the latest trend, the huge gallery of the inventory will give you an insight on it. For example, Sambalpuri printed half sleeves shirts are not only in fashion but also a very comfortable summer wear. But men always stick to stripes, checks and solid coloured shirts. When they find so many options, they are ready to experiment as well. Best part is you get all kinds of half shirts in every price range. Branded, printed, plain, double toned- you name it and they have it.

Many surveys have proven that men prefer online shopping because it is hassle-free to a large extent. And when it comes to shop for something like half sleeve casual shirts online is the much predicted choice. Foremost reason is, not many stores maintain a decent stock of this particular shirt style. And even if they have, they are almost of same shape, cut and fashion. On the contrary, since online stores have much bigger virtual inventory, you get more varieties. When shopping at right time, you can get branded half sleeve casual shirts online for a throw away price. Brands like Allen Solly, Lombard, Indigo Nation and Park Avenue are quite popular  among the young corporates but still they would love it to be little cheaper. When shopping online, you get a shirt of your choice at your preferred price as well. And this is surely a good enough factor behind men loving to buy half sleeve casual shirt online for the summer fashion.