Travel with us to the Mystical Town of Maheshwar located on the banks of Mother Narmada |
Posted: November 12, 2018 |
Any place is good to visit, if you have it within you to enjoy wherever you are. The sights of a place are an additional bonus. A place of prominence and capital during the rule of the Holkars in the 19th century, this fortress town has also become a tourist’s delight of today.
What does one get to see in and around Maheshwar?
Maheshwar & its textiles Ever since Rani Ahilyabai lent her personal encouragement to the migrant weavers who had settled in Maheshwar, handloom fabrics became a cottage industry for the place andhave become widely known for their unique style They provide a fine example of the devotion and dedicated efforts to preserve the purity of a traditional art.
What makes a Maheshwari saree different? The Maheshwari Saris are exclusive for their unique designs on silk and cotton fabrics, the fine use of zari and brilliant use of stripes, checks and exquisite floral borders. Distinctive features of the Maheshwari Sarees are its light weight, shiny lustre, and a fine display of colours, with brilliant motifs, an attractive Pallu and a border to match. ThePallu is particularly noted for the colourful stripes in varied colours such as green, pink, magenta, mauve, violet etc. which lend the fabric a mesmerising look. The border is also adorned by trendy designs and themes such as the Maheshwar fort and similar subjects. The unique feature of a Maheshwari saree is its reversible border. The border is designed in such a way that both sides of the saree can be worn. This is locally known as ‘Bugdi’.The designs in the Maheshwari sarees were inspired by the detailing on the walls of the Fort of Maheshwar. These designs are found on the Maheshwari sarees even today. However today there is no dearth of innovative designs, novel designs and patterns, and very much trendy and current in tune with the market taste and have got included to make the hand woven Maheshwari saree trendy and current. Once, the Maheshwari saree was made of pure silk. In the course of time, these sarees onlinebegan to be made in pure cotton sarees and with a mixture of silk and cotton (silk yarn in the warp and cotton in the weft). Nowadays, wool is also being used in the production of Maheshwari sarees. These sarees are extremely light in weight.Initially made only in dark shades like red, maroon, black, purple and green, today, these sarees are also being made in lighter shades and gold and silver zari threads are being made use of liberally. Unnati Silks and the Maheshwari sarees Traditional to the hilt yet trendy in its approach, Unnati Silks has a wonderful collection of the Maheshwari handlooms that make it hard to choose from. Plain colored fields with striking golden zari borders, dark backgrounds flanked by multicolor borders, classy neons with striking zari , stripes pattern sarees with lovely large motifs on the pallu, elegant geometrical block printed motifs with a zaripatti border and so on. Maheswari silk sareesdecorated with thread embroidery, kundans and beads; they are stylish, they are sensational, stunning and shiny, their fame is as lustrous as the fabric itself since traditional times. Besides the sarees are the wonderful lot of salwar kameez and the unique dupattas collection that showcase the immense talent of the weavers. Travel with us to the Mystical Town of Maheshwar located on the banks of Mother Narmada
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