Types of sambalpuri handwoven sarees of odisha.

Sambalpuri Saree names come from the Sambalpur region. Sambalpur is in the state of Odisha(India). These Handwoven Traditional sarees are made of Bhulia(weaver) family from Attabira, Bargarh, Barpali, sonepur, Padampur and many areas. These weaving sarees are traditionally handwoven which made in the process of tie and dye. This tie and dye saree is known as ikat or baandha. In this saree, they weaved various types of animals, birds, shell, wheel, flower and various designs. These saree comes in both silk and cotton. While Silk saree wears in any festival, wedding day and in any party type occasions. 

Handwoven Bomkai Sambalpuri Silk saree

Types of Sambalpuri sarees:

Bapta Sarees: It is a type of sambalpuri saree which is a mix of cotton and silk weaving.Golden colored threads are normally found in bapta sarees which gives the saree a unique look.

Barpalli Sarees: This saree specially made in a small city of western Odisha named Barpali.

Bomkai or Sonepuri Sarees: These are the pure handwoven sarees which weaved in sonepur and this saree have an attractive pallu and border design.

Pasapalli Sarees: Pasa means one type of game like a chess board. Traditionally the colors of pasa are white- red or white black squares with contrast designs. 

Try to wear the handwoven sarees which give you a comfort and graceful looks.

Archita Sahu Looks Gorgeous in Red and White saree.

Archita Sahu is an Indian Actress and Model. She is Known for her career as an actor in various Ollywood Movies. She wears the red with white Sambalpuri Orissa handloom saree with Matching Red Blouse and spotted at Lord Jagannath temple puri. She completes her look with pearl Necklace, glass Bangles and put the ghungat which looks her lovely.

Archita Sahu in Red and White Saree

Traditional Sambalpuri Saree impressed the Bollywood Actress Mahima Choudhry.

Bollywood Beautiful actress "Mahima Chaudhary" was too much attracted  by the beautiful collections of hand-woven sambalpuri sarees and beautiful designs of Odissi sarees and Ikkat sarees at "Meher's Handloom Showroom at Bhubaneswar.

She take too much interested in odisha handwoven sarees as well as Sambalpuri Ikkat saree, but finally she picked four traditional designs of sambalpuri Ikkat sarees, Tusser saree with tribal print. She loves it too much.

She loves the Meher’s showroom staff, who help her for selection of the sarees. She tooks so many pictures with odissi sarees.

She  feels very proud and told “I feel to much pleasure and happy to visit this shop,” said the Bollywood actress while writing “Superb Collection” in the visitors’ book at the showroom.

Sambalpuri Handwoven sarees famous all over World. Now a days you can get various collection of Handwoven Silk sarees in several online shopping store.

Pratibha Patil wears Sambalpuri Handloom Silk saree.

Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian Politician who served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. She Looks so simple and elegance in Sambalpuri pasapalli silk saree. 

G M College - Well Known College in Western Odisha

GM College or you may know Gangadhar Meher College is the best College in Sambalpur. Most of the old students are proud to say that they are from GM College, which is not because of name. It was really a best educational institute among other colleges.

Gangadhar Meher College

The College named after the famous writer Gangadhar Meher, and spread his name all over the world through its student.

Best of luck for all Past, Present and Future Students. Make the Country Proud of You and your birth Place.

Sambalpuri Sarees are Famous in All Over World

Sambalpuri Sari or saree famous for it unique design work and traditional Process of making it. Sambalpuri Sari is a traditional handwoven ikat saree. This type of saree is known as sambalpuri ikat in india. This saree have the traditional motifs like sankha, chakra, elephant, parrot with a well designed pallu or anchal.

Passapali is one of the famous design which is like a chess board prints accross the body or border.
The colors specially used in the check boards are white, red and black which make the saree fashionable and gorgeous.