Types of saris
While an international image of the 'modern style' sari may have been popularised by airline stewardesses, each region in the Indian subcontinent has developed, over the centuries, its own unique sari style. Following are the well known varieties, distinct on the basis of fabric, weaving style, or motif.
Northern styles:
• Bandhani - Gujarat and Rajasthan
• Chikan - Lucknow
• Kota doria - Rajasthan
• Banarasi - Benares
• Tant
• Jamdani
• Tanchoi
• Shalu
• Kantha-West Bengal
• Baluchari-West Bengal
Jamdani
• Dhakai Benarosi
• Rajshahi Silk
• Tangail Tanter Sari
• Katan Sari
• Pabna
Central styles:
- Chanderi
- Madhya Pradesh
- Paithani
- Maharashtra
- Lugade
- Maharashtra
- Ikat
- Orissa
Southern styles:
• Pochampalli - Andhra Pradesh
• Venkatagiri - Andhra Pradesh
• Gadwal - Andhra Pradesh
• Guntur - Andhra Pradesh
• Narayanpet - Andhra Pradesh
• Mangalagiri - Andhra Pradesh
• Balarampuram - Kerala
• Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu
• Kanchipuram (locally called Kanjivaram) - Tamil Nadu
• Chettinad - Tamil Nadu
• Mysore Silk - Karnataka
