SST

ACTIVITY
BANDHANI
BY GROUP 2
(GURVEER AVISHA ANVI ANSHIKA) 
Origin of Bandhani
• Bandhani is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root
bandh. It means to bind or tie together since
Bandhini is a tie-dye textile!
• Bandhini goes way back to the Indus Valley
civilization, in the 7th century, it was worn in a royal
marriage as stated in Bana Bhatt's Harshacharita. It
was also mentioned in Alexander the great's time
texts about the magnificent printed textiles of India.
The Ajanta walls in Maharashtra, famous for their
cave paintings, also provide evidence for Bhandini
textile of ancient times.
Origin of Bandhini
• Bandhani work was initiated by the Khatri Community
of Gujarat. It is mainly used in the state of Gujarat and
Rajasthan.
• Locations in Rajasthan like Jaipur, Sikar, Udaipur,
Bikaner, Ajmer; and Jamnagar in Gurjarat are the well
known centres of producing odhnis, sarees and turbans
in Bandhani textile. Different communities in Rajasthan
have for ages followed the tradition on tying turbans
with different patterns of bandhani on their heads.
These were used to identify which community the
person belonged to, and different colours have
different meanings such as red meaning good events in
future.
Is the given textile still in fashion?