Pink Black Flower Dobby Gopalpur Tussar Saree pants as the tribals live closely

as the tribals live closely with Nature

and often feature colorful threads for decorative patterns

yet feels smooth and falls wonderfully on the body

This is a pasapali pattern with red

This is the red variant of our world famous heritage site Konark’s main symbol- the Konark Chakra or Wheel

Pink Black Flower Dobby Gopalpur Tussar Saree pants as the tribals live closelyGopalpur tussar has flourished since 16th century AD in Jajpur district when Sri Chaitanya (propagator of Bhakti Movement) with devotees (some were weavers) visited Odisha. Good quality katia yarns are procured from Mankidia of Balasore & Nuapatna district. Tussar silk cocoons are separated by specialized female artisans good quality is reeled into tussar yarn while coarse quality tussar is called ghicha tussar yarn. Weaving is done in a fly shuttle