The Baluchari Silk Sarees originate from Bengal and depicts culture and history together with its weave motifs.
The saree is highly specialized to the Bengali people in India and takes the saree to be a bridal saree attire as well as a heavy saree but with just the right amount of weight.
The saree is rich in zari weave on the pallu and center part as well, the motifs of a Baluchari silk saree are the artwork of epic periods and mythological evidence, revolving around storytelling of Mahabharata and Ramayana.
The Gandharva is a widely made creative style of weaving patterns in Baluchari sarees. And there are many other ancient Vedas of Indian religions portrayed on these rich silk sarees.
The saree takes a longer time to be woven compared to other heavy weave sarees as these ones are more focus on precise designs of mythological characters.
Initially, the weaving was done in Baluchar, Murshidabad district of West Bengal, but after some period and due to some natural calamities it was relocated to Bishnupur from Baluchar. Since then, it has gained more demand showing high status.
Motifs that make up a Baluchari Silk saree or say what identifies the saree from other silk sarees are the lightweight heavy silk design weave pallu. Motifs like Chariots, Gods, Goddesses, Idols, Stories of Mahabharat, Ramayan, Bhagavad Gita scenes, are what identifies the type of saree.
West Bengal women wear the sarees at weddings and special occasions or festivals too. These come in Black & Gold saree known as the Black Gandharva kind, bright silk with gold weaving and traditional ones of Red or Maroon and Gold weaving of Motif designs.
Movies showing a historic era of West Bengal or Bengali characters like Parineeta Movie showed some baluchari sarees as the costumes. These sarees take it as an inspiration even today like Parineeta.
As fashion in silk sarees has become traditional and reviving Indian textiles is what we have followed the styles of Baluchari silk sarees are also now trending.
The best way to style a Baluchari silk saree would be with Indian vintage jewels or traditional gold jewelry. For a more stylish appearance, even just earrings like jhumkas alone would look great.
At G3+ fashion we keep all types of silk saree that you can shop online.