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F The Healing Fabric "Kalamkari" is a type of hand-painted Cotton/ Silk textile, produced in parts of India and Iran. {"items":[{"productId":"wc-3545","productUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/kalamkari-hand-painted-maheshwari-silk-saree/","productTitle":"Kalamkari Hand-Painted Maheshwari Silk Saree","productBrand":"","productPrice":17450,"productPriceCurrency":"INR","productDetails":"“Kalamkari is a popular and one of the oldest hand-printed textile artwork from South India. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen. It is amazing that a 3000-year-old craft of pen Kalamkari still survives, unaltered and majestic in its very simplicity.\r\n\r\nKalamkari was first used to portray scenes from sacred texts such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana and Bhagavatam. These paintings were often used as decorative backdrops in temples, depicting the stories of deities. Today, these subjects are still common in Kalamkari, as well as other spiritual and ancient symbols.\r\n\r\n1.This product has been woven by hand and may have slight irregularities that are a natural outcome of the human involvement in the process.\r\n\r\n2.Screen and digital printed ones look perfect whereas authentic hand-painted Kalamkari has irregularities and minor stains as they are being hand-painted by artisans. It is the irregularity and imperfection that add more beauty to authentic Kalamkari.\r\n\r\n3.The smell of milk is the other prominent factor as it is involved in the process of making Kalamkari sarees, dupattas &amp; fabrics.\r\n\r\n4. As the fabrics are being washed multiple times during the process, they are rustic, raw &amp; earthy.\r\n\r\n5.Kalamkari uses natural dyes which do not carry a brighter look like the artificial dyes and the natural ones might fade a little over a period of time without losing their hand-painted elegance.”\r\n\r\nLength – 6.5mtrs / 44″\r\n\r\nFabric – Maheshwari Silk","productImages":[{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6357-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6367.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6372.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6389.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6393.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6368.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6375.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6404.jpg","alt":""}],"aggregateRating":{"ratingValue":0,"reviewCount":0,"reviewUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/kalamkari-hand-painted-maheshwari-silk-saree/"},"aioseo_notices":[]}]}

Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen.

{"items":[{"productId":"wc-1366","productUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/hand-painted-bandhani-kalamkari-munga-silk-saree-3/","productTitle":"Hand Painted Bandhani Kalamkari Munga Silk Saree","productBrand":"","productPrice":16650,"productPriceCurrency":"INR","productDetails":"Product Description: This piece of saree is a work of art. Two different arts are done on the saree. The Bandhej is hand-tied &amp; dyed. And the free hand-drawn Kalamkari is done in the pallu and blouse. The material - Munga Silk adds to the richness of this look. Material: Munga silk.\r\n\r\nKalamkari was first used to portray scenes from sacred texts such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana and Bhagavatam. These paintings were often used as decorative backdrops in temples, depicting the stories of deities. Today, these subjects are still common in Kalamkari, as well as other spiritual and ancient symbols.\r\n\r\nThis silk saree is crafted with hand-drawn, hand-painted Kalamkari from Srikalahasti. It's a 5.5 mtr saree drape with exclusive 90 cm running blouse piece with drawn Kalamkari border to go with.\r\n\r\nEach item is handcrafted with the hand-painting technique, using 100% natural colors for painting, and might carry variations of color, patterns and other delicate inefficiencies. Handloom fabric may have uneven texture.\r\nDisclaimer:The kalamkari technique lends distinct odour to the products. Slight strains of color are inherent to the technique.","productImages":[{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0079.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0085.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0070.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0074.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0091.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0093.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0103.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0140.jpg","alt":""}],"aggregateRating":{"ratingValue":0,"reviewCount":0,"reviewUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/hand-painted-bandhani-kalamkari-munga-silk-saree-3/"},"aioseo_notices":[]}]}

"The fabric is soaked for an hour in resin and cow milk to give that glossy look on a saree." A total of 23 steps are required to be followed to make the art of Kalamkari come to life. Off-White Arrow {"items":[{"productId":"wc-762","productUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/madhubani-hand-painted-cotton-dupatta/","productTitle":"Kalamkari Hand-Painted Maheshwari Silk Saree","productBrand":"","productPrice":17450,"productPriceCurrency":"INR","productDetails":"This handloom-made Maheshwari silk saree is crafted with hand-drawn, hand-painted Kalamkari from Srikalahasti.\r\n\r\nEach item is handcrafted with the hand-painting technique, using 100% natural colours for painting, and might carry variations of colour, patterns and other delicate inefficiencies. Handloom fabric may have an uneven texture.","productImages":[{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6118.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6121-copy.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6128-copy.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6130-copy.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6138-1-dragged-copy.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6124.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6125-copy.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6139-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6133-1.jpg","alt":""}],"aggregateRating":{"ratingValue":0,"reviewCount":0,"reviewUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/madhubani-hand-painted-cotton-dupatta/"},"aioseo_notices":[]}]}

"Only natural dyes are used in kalamkari and it involves seventeen steps." These steps are dyeing, bleaching, hand painting, block-printing, starching, cleaning, fixation and more. {"items":[{"productId":"wc-763","productUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/madhubani-hand-painted-cotton-dupatta-2/","productTitle":"Kalamkari Hand-Painted Maheshwari Silk Saree","productBrand":"","productPrice":17450,"productPriceCurrency":"INR","productDetails":"Kalamkari is a popular and one of the oldest hand-painted textile artwork from South India. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen. It is amazing that a 3000-year-old craft of pen Kalamkari still survives, unaltered and majestic in its very simplicity.\r\n\r\nKalamkari was first used to portray scenes from sacred texts such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana and Bhagavatam. These paintings were often used as decorative backdrops in temples, depicting the stories of deities. Today, these subjects are still common in Kalamkari, as well as other spiritual and ancient symbols.\r\n\r\n1.This product has been woven by hand and may have slight irregularities that are a natural outcome of the human involvement in the process.\r\n\r\n2.Screen and digital printed ones look perfect whereas authentic hand-painted Kalamkari has irregularities and minor stains as they are being hand-painted by artisans. It is the irregularity and imperfection that add more beauty to authentic Kalamkari.\r\n\r\n3.The smell of milk is the other prominent factor as it is involved in the process of making Kalamkari sarees, dupattas &amp; fabrics.\r\n\r\n4. As the fabrics are being washed multiple times during the process, they are rustic, raw &amp; earthy.\r\n\r\n5.Kalamkari uses natural dyes which do not carry a brighter look like the artificial dyes and the natural ones might fade a little over a period of time without losing their hand-painted elegance.\r\n\r\nLength- 6.5mtrs / 44\"\r\n\r\nFabric - Maheshwari Silk","productImages":[{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1641.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1633.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1638.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1535.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1536.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1498.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1579.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1550.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1556.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1650.jpg","alt":""}],"aggregateRating":{"ratingValue":0,"reviewCount":0,"reviewUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/madhubani-hand-painted-cotton-dupatta-2/"},"aioseo_notices":[]}]}

"Kalamkari is known to be a healing fabric, as the colors, motifs and the narration of magical forms create an aura that heals an individual physically and spiritually." {"items":[{"productId":"wc-765","productUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/madhubani-hand-painted-cotton-dupatta-4/","productTitle":"Kalamkari Hand-Painted Maheshwari Silk Saree","productBrand":"","productPrice":17450,"productPriceCurrency":"INR","productDetails":"\"Kalamkari is a popular and one of the oldest hand-printed textile artwork from South India. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen. It is amazing that a 3000-year-old craft of pen Kalamkari still survives, unaltered and majestic in its very simplicity.\r\n\r\nKalamkari was first used to portray scenes from sacred texts such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana and Bhagavatam. These paintings were often used as decorative backdrops in temples, depicting the stories of deities. Today, these subjects are still common in Kalamkari, as well as other spiritual and ancient symbols.\r\n\r\n1.This product has been woven by hand and may have slight irregularities that are a natural outcome of the human involvement in the process.\r\n\r\n2.Screen and digital printed ones look perfect whereas authentic hand-painted Kalamkari has irregularities and minor stains as they are being hand-painted by artisans. It is the irregularity and imperfection that add more beauty to authentic Kalamkari.\r\n\r\n3.The smell of milk is the other prominent factor as it is involved in the process of making Kalamkari sarees, dupattas &amp; fabrics.\r\n\r\n4. As the fabrics are being washed multiple times during the process, they are rustic, raw &amp; earthy.\r\n\r\n5.Kalamkari uses natural dyes which do not carry a brighter look like the artificial dyes and the natural ones might fade a little over a period of time without losing their hand-painted elegance.''\r\n\r\nLength - 6.5mtrs / 44″\r\n\r\nFabric - Maheshwari Silk\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","productImages":[{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tcPKk-copy.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/c2oRG-copy.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CXuhM.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jZQkZ-copy.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/M6NI5.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/rVX2I.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Z4rAQ.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6306.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AdIJ7.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Fldph.jpg","alt":""}],"aggregateRating":{"ratingValue":0,"reviewCount":0,"reviewUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/madhubani-hand-painted-cotton-dupatta-4/"},"aioseo_notices":[]}]}

"The colours used in Kalamkari are exquisite earthy tones of reds, blues, greens, yellows and browns. Women are depicted in shades of yellow, gods in blue and demons in red and green." {"items":[{"productId":"wc-769","productUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/tussar-silk-hand-painted-madhubani-dupatta-3/","productTitle":"Kalamkari Hand-Painted Maheshwari Silk Saree","productBrand":"","productPrice":17450,"productPriceCurrency":"INR","productDetails":"Kalamkari is a popular and one of the oldest hand-painted textile artwork from South India. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen. It is incredible that a 3000-year-old craft of pen Kalamkari still survives, unaltered and majestic in its very simplicity.\r\n\r\nKalamkari was first used to portray scenes from sacred texts such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana and Bhagavatam. These paintings were often used as decorative backdrops in temples, depicting the stories of deities. Today, these subjects are still common in Kalamkari, as well as other spiritual and ancient symbols.\r\n\r\n1. This product has been woven by hand and may have slight irregularities that are a natural outcome of the human involvement in the process.\r\n\r\n2. Screen and digital printed ones look perfect whereas authentic hand-painted Kalamkari has irregularities and minor stains as they are being hand-painted by artisans. It is the irregularity and imperfection that add more beauty to authentic Kalamkari.\r\n\r\n3. The smell of milk is the other prominent factor as it is involved in the process of making Kalamkari sarees, dupattas &amp; fabrics.\r\n\r\n4. As the fabrics are being washed multiple times during the process, they are rustic, raw &amp; earthy.\r\n\r\n5.Kalamkari uses natural dyes which do not carry a brighter look like the artificial dyes and the natural ones might fade a little over a period of time without losing their hand-painted elegance.\r\n\r\nLength- 6.5mtrs / 44″\r\n\r\nFabric – Maheshwari Silk","productImages":[{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6235-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6236-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6246-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6248-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6249-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6253-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6259-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6263-1-dragged.jpg","alt":""},{"url":"https://dioramadesigns.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_6265.jpg","alt":""}],"aggregateRating":{"ratingValue":0,"reviewCount":0,"reviewUrl":"https://dioramadesigns.in/product/tussar-silk-hand-painted-madhubani-dupatta-3/"},"aioseo_notices":[]}]}