Paithani Sarees are a symbol of rich and luxurious wear that originated from a town of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra. These sarees are famous for their kaleidoscopic design patterns, which are made by different types of silk threads. You will not find any cotton material in the pure Paithani Sarees as they are made with 100% pure silk and golden zari work, which makes them exclusive among all sarees.
The weaving of Paithani Sarees is done by skillful craftsmen. The intrinsic design patterns are crafted by folding a pattern vertically and horizontally at specific locations. The patterns include foliate motifs and peacock designs that make the Paithani Sarees remarkable and attractive.
The type of silk used for making them varies as per the craftsmen. Well, there are majorly three types of silk named Ciddle-Gatha, Charkha, and China Silk. The China Silk is the most expensive one, which is used by many saree weavers for making Paithani Sarees. Cuddle-Gatha presents fine quality silk that has smooth and glossy silk and golden threads. On the other hand, Charkha threads are somewhat less shiny.
It takes almost a year for a single Paithani Saree to be completed by many subtle laborers due to the time needed in making the intricate design patterns and the amount of work that it holds. These sarees are termed as ‘Pride of Maharashtra’ as they symbolize the rich culture and traditional touch in the saree work. Also, these Paithani Sarees are heavyweight and expensive due to the fantastic artwork it bears. But the amount you invest in buying the Paithani Saree always becomes worthy as these sarees stay with you for many years without losing its allure and essence.
Types of Paithani Sarees:
The craftsmen keep experimenting with various design patterns to make the weaving of Paithani Sarees unique among all the sarees. You will find different patterns woven on the pallu and borders of these sarees that embrace their appearance.
So we will have a look at some of the design patterns that are available in Paithani Sarees:
Mor and Bangadi - The most common pattern that marks the specialty of Paithani Sarees are Mor and Bangadi. Mor means peacock, and Bangadi means Bangles. So this design contains colorful peacock designs interlocked in the bangle patterns, which is repeated all over the saree and highly dense on the pallu. With such intrinsic work, the saree becomes a bit heavy to carry.
Lotus Brocade - Paithani Sarees with Lotus brocade consists of lotus motifs weaved on the border and pallu of the saree. These are made with contrasting colors that attract many eye-balls on grand occasions.
Munia Brocade - Munia symbolizes parrot. So the sarees with Munia brocade consists of parrot designs on the border and pallu. These designs are mostly woven in light green color to picture a more realistic appearance.
Tissue Brocade - The traditional form of saree that has all the designs combined is called the tissue brocade. It consists of mor, bangadi, lotus, and munia brocade design patterns.
Balgandharva Paithani - The saree got this name from a Marathi artist and singer Balgandharva, who used to drape this beautiful Paithani Saree on stage for a woman’s role. These sarees were made with floral motifs and leave patterns. Now they are also available in chakra, star, and kairi patterns.
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