Types of Saris
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
- Banarasi – Uttar Pradesh
- Shalu – Uttar Pradesh
- Tanchoi; Uttar Pradesh
Western Styles
- Paithani – Maharashtra
- Bandhani – Gujarat and Rajasthan
- Kota doria Rajasthan
- Lugade – Maharashtra
- Patola – Gujarat
Central Styles
- Chanderi – Madhya Pradesh
- Maheshwari – Madhya Pradesh
- Kosa silk – Chattisgarh
Southern Styles
- Kanchipuram (locally called Kanjivaram) – Tamil Nadu
- Kumbakonam – Tamil Nadu
- Thirubuvabam – Tamil Nadu
- Thanjavur – Tamil Nadu
- Madurai – Tamil Nadu
- Arani – Tamil Nadu
- Pochampally – Andhra Pradesh (GI rights applied)[20]
- Venkatagiri – Andhra Pradesh
- Gadwal – Andhra Pradesh
- Guntur – Andhra Pradesh
- Narayanpet – Andhra Pradesh
- Mangalagiri – Andhra Pradesh
- Balarampuram – Kerala
- Mysore silk – Karnataka
- Ilkal saree – Karnataka
Eastern Styles
- Tangail cotton – Bangladesh
- Jamdani – Bangladesh
- Muslin – Bangladesh
- Rajshahi Silk – Bangladesh
- Tussar Silk – Bihar
- Mooga silk – Assam
- Tant famous Bengali cotton – Shantipur, West Bengal
- Dhaniakhali cotton – West Bengal
- Murshidabad silk – West Bengal
- Baluchari silk – West Bengal
- Sambalpuri silk & Cotton –Sambalpur, Orissa
- Kataki or Khandua Silk & Cotton –Cuttack, Orissa
- Ikkat Silk & Cotton – Bargarh, Orissa
- Bomkai Silk & Cotton – Ganjam, Orissa
- Berhampuri Silk – Bramhapur, Orissa
- Sonepuri Sari Silk – Sonepur, Orissa
- Mattha or Tussar Silk –Mayurbhanj, Orissa
- Bapta Silk & Cotton –Koraput, Orissa
- Tanta Cotton –Balasore & Cuttack, Orissa
