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Tie-Dyeing in India
Tie-dyed textiles have been popular in India for centuries. Tie-dyeing in
India is used for a variety of textiles, from the coarse cotton odhanis
(scarf) of Rajasthan, to the fine silk gharcholu (sarees) of Gujrat.
Tie-dyed textiles have a very important part of culture in Gujrat and Rajasthan.
The gharcholu (sarees) is given to the girl by her husband-to-be family
at the time of the marriage. The gharcholu fabric is always in the
auspicious red colour associated with weddings and marital happiness....
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