Popular Motifs That Using in Traditional Saree

Bengal weavers’ use different type art or pattern as motif in traditional Bengal saree. It represents various stages of life, nature, ritual or customs, historical story etc.

According to saree motifs are selected. Nature related motif like paisley, palka, twigs, flower is used in jamdani saree. Some times religious motif aslo used.

Murshidabad silks saree design with a wide variety of traditional and modern designs.

Nakshi kantha saree is design with paisley or some ritual stories.

Fish motif, temple, stripe are used in shatipuri, dhaniakhali, fulia saree.

In baluchari, kanchipuram banarasi saree we can see historical story, bird,horse, elephant, dancer motifs etc.

Here in below we’ll see some of them.

Kalka / Paisley

Cotton Muslin Jamdani

Buti / Palka

13000 buti Jamdani Saree

Lata/ Twigs

Cotton Muslin Jamdani

Palki / Palanquin

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Phool / Flower

Flower Motif Shatipuri Saree

Flower Motif Resham Jamdani

Temple Motif

Dora/ Stripes

Pakhi / Bird

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Hathi / Elephant

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Mayur/Peacock

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Mach/ Fish

Fulia Cotton Handloom

Nortoki/ Dancer

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Kulo/Bamboo Trey

Fulia Cotton saree

Historical

Cotton Baluchari Saree

Religious

Resham Jamdani

Besides these above motif some more art or pattern is used. Such as — Ghora/ Horse, Roth/ Chariot, Shonkho / Conch, Dhaki / Drummer.