Yellow Red Doll Border Bomkai Silk Saree silk Old style yet modern

Old style yet modern

Odisha was granted a GI (Geographical Indication) tag for its version of the sweet

As a cherished part of the Mahaprasad offerings at the Jagannath Temple

This craft has been practised in Puri and Khordha districts since centuries

Yellow Red Doll Border Bomkai Silk Saree silk Old style yet modernBomkai Facts from GI (Geographical Indications) Document Bomkai saree originated from a small village called Bomkai in Ganjam district, South Odisha (woven mainly on coarse cotton). The designs now known as Bomkai developed in late 80s around Sonepur (Western Odisha) on finer cotton & silk with numerous buta buti design which is nowadays the main focus point of Odisha handloom sarees. It is woven by keeping warp stretched and extended while weft