Silk brocade with multi-coloured silk wefts and no zari; flat satin surface.
Silk brocade with multi-coloured silk wefts and no zari; flat satin surface.
Woven at: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh — Madanpura, Alaipura. GI: Under the Banarasi GI.
The co-operatives, federations and institutions of the weaving cluster.
| Name | Where | What | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banaras Vastra Udyog Sahkari Sangh Ltd | Chowk, Varanasi | Apex weavers' co-operative | |
| Madanpura Weavers Welfare Co-operative Society | Madanpura, Varanasi | Katan and tanchoi weaving cluster | |
| Banaras Bunkar Samiti | Varanasi, Varanasi | Registered proprietor of the Banarasi GI with the Human Welfare Association | |
| Weavers' Service Centre | Chowkaghat, Varanasi | Jacquard designs, punch cards and dye documentation | |
| Indian Institute of Handloom Technology | Chowkaghat, Varanasi | Training in jacquard and brocade |
Showrooms and wholesale lanes in twenty cities, each with the city's named houses.
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