Sabai Grass Recta Natural Basket Handloom silk This is a pasapali pattern

This is a pasapali pattern within red and black squares design placed spaciously all over the fabric

brightest cotton saree with triangular lines on body and pallu has the same triangular lines

Jharana means waterfall in Odia

an example of this art

Sabai Grass Recta Natural Basket Handloom silk This is a pasapali patternThe artistic hands of rural people have given a new recognition in handicraft. Sabai grass is collected from the forest mainly by the rural women who are then dried and made into ropes by manually operated machines . The dyes used for colouring the rope are synthetic dyes. These are then used for making utility items.