Varanasi Glass Beads was awarded GI Tag in the year 2016
Performances typically depict scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata
glass industries are registered in Firozabad
skilled artisans use various specialized tools like hammers
which is unique to this variety
Yellow Pasapali Border Khandua Cotton Saree Puri - Pattachitra Varanasi Glass Beads was awardedKhandua Facts from GI (Geographical Indications) Document: Origin of Khandua traces back to 12th Century AD and it is closely associated with Lord Jagannath Temple rituals at Puri, Odisha. Khandua is the Weave of the single largest cluster in Odisha at Nuapatna. Here, 10,000 weavers are present with approximately 6000 looms. The Weaves varieties are Nabarangi, Tarabali, Gitagobinda Bastra etc. Common Motifs are Star, temple, conch, rudrakshya, fish,