SPECIALISES IN
Baluchari and Swarnachari weaving. Narrative pallus depicting mythological scenes, courtly processions and epics. Pure Katan silk with real zari work.

THREAD
Pure Katan silk sourced from Malda and Murshidabad. Real silver and gold zari. No synthetic substitutes, no shortcuts in preparation.

THE PLACE
Bishnupur, Bankura District, West Bengal. Once the capital of the Malla dynasty, where terracotta temples still stand and their carved narratives still echo in the borders of every Baluchari saree woven here. The weave and the architecture share the same storytelling instinct.

THE WEAVE
Baluchari, woven on a jacquard loom using untwisted silk thread, where entire narrative scenes are built directly into the fabric. Not printed, not embroidered. Woven in, permanently, the way only a Baluchari weaver knows how. What makes this cluster's work extraordinary is its narrative scale, gods, epics, courtly life, told across a single pallu with a precision that takes decades to master.

THE THREAD
Pure Katan silk, sourced from Malda and Murshidabad. Real zari, never imitation. The silk is degummed and dyed before it reaches the loom, ensuring the sheen and strength that defines true Bishnupur Katan.

THE PATTERN
Mythological and courtly motifs, Krishna's Raas Leela, hunting scenes, royal processions, drawn from temple carvings and classical text. Each design is translated onto a jacquard punch card before it meets the loom. No two pallus are identical. Every motif carries centuries of narrative tradition within a single drape.

THE CLUSTER
A weaving tradition that survived the loss of its own birthplace. Born in Baluchar, Murshidabad, the craft found refuge in Bishnupur generations ago and has been kept alive since by a small, determined community of weavers who refused to let it disappear. The knowledge passes from hand to hand, not from training centres, each weaver inheriting a vocabulary of motifs few outside the cluster will ever fully master.