INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bandhani is a method of binding small knots and dyeing them in different colours to produce beautiful patterns. This tying was normally done with fingernails for making. But in some places of Rajasthan, craftsmen wear a metal ring with a pointy nail to help plucking the cloth easily.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bandhej/Bandhani, is a tie and dye method practiced mainly in states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and parts of Uttar Pradesh. The word Bandhani is derived from a Sanskrit word Bandha which means “to tie”. Bandhani is an ancient art.

Detailed explanation-3: -Leheria (or leheriya) is a traditional style of tie dye practiced in Rajasthan, India that results in brightly colored cloth with distinctive patterns. The technique gets its name from the Rajasthani word for wave because the dyeing technique is often used to produce complex wave patterns.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bandhani is one of the famous textile patterns in India. Bandhani of Gujarat is very famous in India. It’s a traditional textile of Gujarat. Wadhwan town in Surendranagar district has largest production of Bandhani in Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-5: -In India, “bandhani” (tie & dye) work was started by the Khatri community of Gujarat. Bandhani is an ancient craft and is still in practice. It is used to make saris, odhnis and turbans. Bandhani comes from the word “bandhan” which means tying up.