Zari and Brocade textiles are a specialty of this city. Amalgamation of Mughal and Hindu with a test of time is embedded so deep in the culture here. Hand loom silk industry of the region around Varanasi encompassing Gorakhpur, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Jaunpur and Azamgarh districts, and in Uttar Pradesh, this silk is called ‘Kataan’ (or ‘Katan’).- So katan silk sarees is named after this
Zari and Brocade textiles are a specialty of this city. Amalgamation of Mughal and Hindu with a test of time is embedded so deep in the culture here. Hand loom silk industry of the region around Varanasi encompassing Gorakhpur, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Jaunpur and Azamgarh districts, and in Uttar Pradesh, this silk is called ‘Kataan’ (or ‘Katan’).- So katan silk sarees is named after this
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