Textile Tours

Day 01 : Arrival at Bhubaneswar
On arrival at Bhubaneswar airport transfer to the hotel. If time permit half day sightseeing of tribal museum ( closed on Monday ), Khandagiri & Udaigiri Jain caves. Overnight at Bhubaneswar.

Day 02 : Bhubaneswar -Nuapatna - Sambalpur
Morning drive to Sambalpur enroute visit Nuapatna which is famous for silk sarees . The weavers of this village use the  TIE & DYE patterns which is popularly known as 'IKAT'.  Then proceed to Sambalpur and check in to the hotel & Overnight.

Day 03 : Sambalpur - Barpali - Sambalpur
Excursion trip to Barapali ( best silk and cotton weavers village ) and Atabira to visit handloom and powerloom centers. Return back to Sambalpur. Overnight at Sambalpur.

Day 04 : Sambalpur - Sonapur -  Bolangir

Morning drive to Bolangir enroute visit Sonapur. Here you will see the craftsmen specially doing the natural lying process, ingredients, traditional design with Script in fabric. Then proceed to Bolangir and check in to the hotel. Overnight at Bolangir

Day 05 : Bolangir - Boudh - Dhenkanal
Morning drive to Dhenkanal enroute visit few craftsmen like basket maker, leaf plate makers and also visit Typical Orissan Villages . On arrival at Dhenkanal check in to the hotel. Overnight at Dhenkanal.

Day 06 : Dhenkanal - Sadeibarini - Bhubaneswar
After breakfast proceed to Bhubaneswar enroute visit Sadei Barini where Dokra casting (combining wax and brass elements in the same creations) is practiced. Later visit to the silver filigree work at Cuttack. Then proceed to Bhubaneswar. Overnight at Bhubaneswar.

Day 07 : Bhubaneswar
Morning after breakfast visit to famous city temples including Lingaraj, Parsurameswar, Mukteswar (know as the ‘gem of Orissan architecture’ ) &  Rajarani temple. After lunch break visit to Nandankanan Zoo ( closed on Monday ) .This Zoo is famous for the white tiger safari and Botanical garden. Overnight at Bhubaneswar

Day 08 : Departure from Bhubaneswar
Morning transfer from hotel to airport for onwards journey.

Handlooms & Textiles of India

Carrying forward the 5000 year old art of weaving and dyeing of cotton in vivid patterns, styles and designs, numerous techniques - India enjoys a well developed range of textiles waves that varies with the location, climate and culture.
People of lush and green Bengal and Kerala prefer white clothes whereas people in sun-toned desert and dry lands of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi, add colours in life with vibrantly hued cloths with heavy embroidery and mirror works.
Folks in the rich river plains prefer softer texture and milder colors with linear patterns and well-defined borders. Mostly floral patterns are used for the decorations of the cloth. In the Deccan region, the colors match the black alluvial soil of the area. Dark maroon, bottle green and turquoise blue are common colors here. The dry and hot clime of the Southern states, which comprises Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Andhra, favors rich and luminous colored silks. The Himalayan area, which consists of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Northern parts of Uttar Pradesh, concentrates on woolen weaves with highly geometric patterns woven in tapestry weave in the primary colors
Jamdani technique cotton saris of West Bengal, Venkatagiri in Andhra, Morangfi in Manipur and Kodialkarruppar in Tamilnadu along with Kanjeevaram, Chanderi pattern saris are famous cotton varieties.
Silk weaves includes heavy worked Varanasi saris, the Baluchar technique of weaving brocades with untwisted silk thread of Murshidabad, of West Bengal, the extra weft brocade developed in Gujarat and the broad borders heavy lustrous silk saris of South India.
Tie and dye fabric includes Bandhani, technique from Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat and Rajasthan,
Single coloured bold patterns of Bihar and Sungudi saris of Madurai, Tamilnadu.
The technique of tie and dye of threads before weaving is known as Patola and Ikat, done in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. In Andhra it is known as Pagdu Bandha Baddabhasi or Chilka. In Odisha the technique has a distinct style popular as Bandha. Handlooms of Sambalpur and Bargarh in Western Orissa also have a distinct identity.
Apart from this, hand printed and painted fabrics, hand block printing, Batik,  Folk Embroidery,  Kalamkaris, Bagh and Phulkari, stitches used Bead Works are found all over India.
Among the woolen magic, Pashmina shawls of Kashmir along with the shawls and tweeds of the Himalayan region are well known for its embroideries and motifs.