Bandhini: Part 3: How to judge
How to judge good bandhini? Watch Abduljabbar Khatri explain how you can judge the quality of a bandhini....
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Bandhini: Part 1: History and geography
“ Many years ago, a holy man went to a khatri's house, and as the story goes, the sadhu was doing his meditation (jap) and...
Bandhini: Part 4: Magical fingers
Many years ago, a holy man went to a khatri's house, and as the story goes, the sadhu was doing his meditation (jap) and knots...
Bandhini: Part 2: tiny dots, blooming flowers
How tiny dots make a bandhini The process of making a bandhini has several steps. Here is an overview of the process and the meaning...
Dyeing Kanchipuram Silk Yarn
Dyeing yarn is done by another group. Srinivasan, a young “distributor” of silk sarees says that in the old days, the weaver did everything, from...
