Light Green Body Ikat Red Kumbha Gopalpur Tussar Silk Saree Sherwani and is renowned for its

and is renowned for its mastery in single ikat

in which the weft threads are set as maroon on which bandha has been done in white already

resulting in fabrics that are exceptionally smooth

describing pure love of Krishna for Radha

Light Green Body Ikat Red Kumbha Gopalpur Tussar Silk Saree Sherwani and is renowned for itsGopalpur 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