Gopalpur village in Rasulpur block in Jajpur District of Odisha is a hidden cluster of beautiful tussar silk weaves, situated on the banks of Brahmnani river.It is believed that a few weavers from Bardhman in West Bengal who accompanied LordChaitanya Mahaprabhu, a reformist saint on one of his pilgrimages to Puri, Odisha in the 16th century decided to stay back in Odisha and settled in Gopalpur, Jajpur. Being traditional weavers, they set up looms here for their livelihood and started making fabrics for the local people. Over time they got patronage of local communities, Mahajans, and later the King of Puri. As their work grew, they called their relatives from Bengal to come and live in Gopalpur.

A district in lower Assam, situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, is one of the leading eri silk-producing clusters in India. King Chandragupta referred to the ancient Kamrup as a kingdom of cocoon rearers. When extracted from cocoons without killing the larvae inside and spun into yarn, Eri silk is also known as Ahimsa (non-violent) silk. The woolly white Eri silk is warm in winter and cool in summer and represents the virtue of mother nature for its properties that are symbolic of peace, grace, and longevity. It is durable and has a beautiful texture.

Nagaland situated in north eastern part of India . It is home to 16 tribes for whom loin loom woven textiles are an integral part of their cultural identity. Loin loom/ Back strap Loom is the most primitive form of loom where one end of the warp is attached to a bamboo and the other end is strapped to the body of a women weaver. In Loin loom each strand of yarn is handpicked to form beautiful geometric patterns, using designs which are rooted in tradition, culture and mythology. Each Loinloom textiles has cultural context that can be related to the identity of a tribe, the status of the wearer and even their achievements. It can be said that the textiles of Nagaland are a cultural expression for the weaver and wearer alike.

Nalbari, is a district in Assam, situated on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra. The town is known for producing opulent silk brocade textiles. This region has been the center for producing some of Assam’s most exquisite handwoven fabrics, including the lost art of Brindavani Vastra. The term “Brindavani Vastra” refers to the “Cloth of Brindavan,” symbolizing Lord Krishna’s divine acts (Lilas) in the sacred land of Brindavan. The motifs are mostly inspired from nature and Assamese traditional objects like the Jaapi, Pokhila, Joonbiri, Kaziranga style, and Kalki (Paisley). The material culture mainly revolves around Mulberry, Cotton, Eri, and Zari

Maniaband ha is a village single weft ikatistrict of Odisha and is renowned for single weft ikat textiles. The distinctive feature of the Odisha handloom is ikat craft, which finds ancient linkages in the cross-cultural influences with the maritime activities of South East Asia. In Odisha, Ikat is referred to as ‘Bandha’. Maniabandha is famously known for it’s single weft ikat saris ‘Khandua patta’. It is unlike any other Ikat woven in the rest of the country because of its meticulous design process and motif inspired from Odia culture. The great poet Jayadeva offered ikat textile with rendition of his famous work Gitagovind to Lord Jaganath, giving it the nick name of ‘Poetry on Loom’. Khandua saree are made with bold motifs of elephant, lions, deer’s and lotus in bright colour in tie and dye.

Venkatagiri, located in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, is renowned for its Handloom Cotton and Silk Saris, boasting an active weaver population of 2500. The Venkatagiri counted thread weaving technique is hailed as a significant advancement in textile artistry, characterized by intricate patterns crafted using the unique method of ‘loom embroidery’. This process, although laborious, requires additional man-hours as artisans painstakingly create rich motifs directly on the loom using the extra weft technique. The hallmark of Venkatagiri sarees lies in their large Jamdani motifs depicting parrots, swans, peacocks, mangoes, or leaf designs, adorning the pallu.