In Odisha most of the women like to wear
Saree. There are many varieties of Saree are present in Odisha. Some of the
famous Saree designs are Sambalpuri Saree,
Sonepuri Saree or Bomkai,
Pattachitra Saree etc.
Sonepuri Saree or Bomkai is produced by the
Community known as “Bhulia”. This Bhulia community people are generally found
in Subarnapur district of Orissa, India. In particular, the famous Saree
designs Bomkai are the traditional design of Bhulia Community. This Saree was
produced in the village named Bomkai of Ganjam district of Orissa. During the
time of Ramai Dev, it was introduced in Sonepur. After that it was famous in
the name Sonepuri Saree. Sonepur handloom sarees, Sonepuri paatas and silk
sarees are popular items displayed at various fashion shows and people like
these Saree very much.
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| Handloom Silk Sarees of Odisha available online |
Famous Saree designer Padmashri Kailash
Chandra Meher was well known person in Western Odisha for his weaving skills in
Saree weaving. He was working as an Art Designer in Weaver Service Centre
Bhubaneswar, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi, Ministry of
Textiles, Govt. of India. He is doing some creative design in textiles. He had
developed some old Bomkai designs, which has attracted the market and product
being named as Bomkai Saree. This Bomkai Saree is as same design as Sonepuri
Saree. So sonepuri Saree are also called bomkai Saree. People in not in odisha
but in all over the india and in all over the world like this sonepuri Saree
very much.
The “Radhakunja” a kind of Sonepuri Saree was
a great attraction in the wedding of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. Three
Sonepuri Sari were designed by master craftsman Chaturbhuja Meher at Sonepur and
supplied to the Bachchans. In the weeding function Aishwarya Rai wear this
Sonepuri Saree.
Now days after the invention of online
shopping technology, the demand of this Saree are increases in a faster way.
So these are some things about the famous
Sonepuri Saree of Odisha.
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