Tussar silk Production in the forest, worth an experience

Tussar silk

Happen to experience the Tussar silk production in a place called Kirei, near Sundargarh (District Headquarter of Sundergarh District in Odisha, India ). Tussar silk is produced from Silk work in the wild forest (on trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja) and hence called "Wild Silk". Below are the pictures taken in the forest near Kirei where you can see how the Worms have eaten the leaves of the Sal plant. Each year the branches of the tress are cut so as to get fresh new green leaves which the worms eat. The 2nd pictures shows the worm on the tree trunk. It has got very nice fluorescent green color with red dots .. Looks beautiful indeed. You can see many silk worm crawling on the tree and sometime tree run out of leaves:-) When that happens the worms can go down the trunk to a different tree. Then comes the oval shaped cocoon ( Picture 3 below) from where the silk is produced by boiling that in water to get silk yarn. Cocoon is very hard and hence it is boiled in water to make it soft and make the silk extraction process easier. Tussar silk has rich coarse texture and gives a gives a cool comfort feeling. It has got many natural shades. Top designers use this to showcase their creativity. The sari is the most important Tussar silk product. Tussar silk saris looks great. Garments produced from Tussar Silk are known globally and are being exported. 

It was a privileged to visit Kirei and see the whole process, awesome experience.

Tussar silk production in forest (Sal, Arjun and Saja trees)

Tussar Worm on Sal Tree trunk:

Tussar Cocoon Sal Tree trunk:

Tussar Cocoon on Sal Tree Branch:

Sambalpuri silk & Tussar silk are the the produces of the same region. 

Durga Puja - Was amazed to see the beauty and grandeur, Mesmerizing

Durga Puja experience in Jharsuguda, Odisha

Visited Jharsuguda (in Odisha, India )  during last Durga Puja. Was amazed to see the beauty and grandeur, Mesmerizing .. The spirit and enthusiasm is really awesome. In Metros or bigger cities you won't be able to see such involvement from the grassroots level. The entire crowd are on vacation, poor to rich , all are in festive mood .. Waoo, I really missed many years. In the same city, there were hundreds of places where Puja was happening at the same time. Puja committees decide on a particular theme, whose elements are incorporated into the Pandal and the sculptures. Grand decorations and ton of money is invested on the Pandals and effigies. The budget required for such theme-based Pujas is often higher than traditional Pujas. The competitiveness is huge to showcase one is better than the other in terms of the Decoration and celebration, which Pandal can attract more people. People seemed to be so happy and joyful, enjoying their heart's content. Colorful cloths ( mostly Sambalpuri Saree ) had given a traditional touch. Overall awesome festive environment.

Wanted to share few of the pictures from 2015 Puja. 

Here are few close look at the decorations, you will amazed to see how much of work has gone in which is going to last just for 8 to 10 days .. unbelievable.

Please share your experiences.

Sambalpuri Saree - Bapta, Barpali, Bomkai, Sonepuri, Pasapali

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Sambalpuri Saree as the names shows is from Sambalpur region (Sambalpur is in the state of Odisha, India). These Traditional Sarees are made by the Bhulia (weaver) families from Attabira, Bargarh, Barpali , Bheden, Bijepur, Padampur, Sohela and surrounding areas. These Sarees are traditionally hand-woven involving the process of tie & dye, knotting sections of the yarn & then dipping them in color one at a time and finally weaving them to produce patterns in multi-hued tones. These patterns are called Ikat or Baandha patterns.  The pattern in this craft include Animals, Birds, Fish, Conch shell , Wheel, Flower, Landscape & many geometrical patterns which are trademark design of these kind of Sarees. These Sarees comes in both Cotton as well as Silk.  While the Silk Sarees cater to festival, wedding & Party-type occasions, the Cotton Sarees are mainly for day-to-day use. These Sarees came to lime light when India’s late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi started wearing these. Gone are those days when Sambalpuri Saree had a very limited reach, now it is recognized as one of the unique Saree. Even top designers use the fabric & pattern to design top class items. The mix of tradition, creative, imaginative, inventive, original age-old design coupled with superb craftsmanship makes these Sarees a rustic styling trend & makes these become very popular of late both in India & abroad.

Different variants of Samabalpuri Sarees :

• Bapta: It’s a design of Sambalpuri Saree with a mix of Cotton & Silk weaving. Use of gold colored yarns or threads are normally found in Bapta Sarees which enhances its elegance.
• Barpali: Made from Barpali, a small city in Western Odisha (Around 70 Km from Sambalpur) renowned world over for the weaving of Sambalpuri Ikat hand loom fabrics.
• Bomkai or Sonepuri : These are the traditional designs that was produced in the village named Bomkai of Ganjam district of Odisha.
• Pasapali: "Pasa" is the game of gambling and the name Pasapali comes from that as the patterns of this Saree looks like Chess Board with contrast color resembling Chess Board. Traditionally the colors are While-Red or White-Black squares contrasting Design. Boarders of these Sarees have many traditional patterns and sometimes with golden colored threads.

We at SharePyar.com, work with agents who directly work with the weavers around Sambalpur, Barpali & nearby areas to produce the Sarees. Hence, we can vouch for the authenticity of the fabric & quality of the product. We get all original products from the origin of this art.

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