For Chirala’s proximity to the sea enabled exports to Africa and Arabia, where it was used to make keffiyehs and turbans. It’s important to clarify here that Telia Rumal and Madras Checks are ...

Telia Rumal literally means oily/oiled rumal or headgear ... square piece of cloth with geometric patterns used as headgear/turban. Incidentally, the word Ikat itself is derived from the ...

A Telia Rumal weaver once upon a time, he now has only a dim memory of Telia Rumal products that he once wove. He mainly weaves bedsheets and dupattas which are supplied to the Koyyalagudem ...

Telia Rumal cloth involves intricate handmade work ... at the erstwhile court of the Nizam of Hyderabad; and as a turban cloth by Arabs in the Middle East.

Telia rumal, which is of the double ikat type can ... where they were used as turbans and loincloths. Customers would sniff the cloth and chew a thread picked out of the cut edge to check for ...

Share it with Telangana master weaver Gajam Govardhana and he will narrate the fascinating story behind the weave corresponding to the number from the exhibits at the Telia Rumal Handloom Gallery ...

The consortium of Puttapaka handloom cluster had applied for GI tag, on behalf of the artisans involved in the rumal work. Telia Rumals are simple in design, but skilful in application ...

From Nagaland's loin loom to Telangana's Telia rumal, and Manipur's kauna craft to shell craft from the shores of Andamans, India will showcase its rich heritage from 30 states and Union ...