Copper Sulphate Plain Odissi Dancers Pattachitra Silk Saree handpainted Pittala Cotton Sarees are woven

Pittala Cotton Sarees are woven in villages called Pittala and Padmanabhapur in Ganjam district of Odisha

thoughtfully crafted from premium handloom fabric

Then plain black threads are set as the warp in a powerloom

whose handwoven magical fabrics we are using to make these masks

Saura tribals have existed in Odisha since centuries

Copper Sulphate Plain Odissi Dancers Pattachitra Silk Saree handpainted Pittala Cotton Sarees are wovenPatta chitra means painting on cloth patta. It has flourished in Odisha since earlier than 15th century. Earth, stone, and mineral colours are used for painting on patta or specialised canvas medium prepared organically for painting such as: vermillion red hingula (cinnabar); brick red geru (red ochre); yellow hartala (orpiment); white sankh (conch shell); black lamp black; gum resin kaintha plant etc. For Sarees stoles dupattas fabric : Fabric colour