Banarasi silk saris flourished in the city of Varanasi in India in the 16th century. Weavers like Mohammad Afzal Ansari learned the craft from older generations. Saris are made by weaving silk on ...

CJ Robinson, “Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi”, Watercolour on watercolour board, c. 1910. Courtesy DAG. This is an excerpt of an essay from the book Banaras – Imagined Landscape, accompanying ...

Thanks to a series of schemes launched by the Narendra Modi-led Central government, particularly after 2014, Varanasi's weavers and textile entrepreneurs are experiencing a resurgence many ...

Varanasi is known as the spiritual heart of ... Godowlia exhibit various Banarasi sarees which were crafted by local weavers as an evidence of their expertise. Different types like Katan, Organza ...

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Apart from the Kashi Vishwanath temple, Varanasi is known for Banarasi silk sarees. The district has more than one lakh manufacturers, traders, and dealers from the weaver community, with almost ...