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Upon arrival at Bhubaneswar Airport/Railway station, transfer to the hotel and check in to the hotel. After a fresh-up visit to Lingaraj Temple (Dedicated to Harihara, a combination of Lord Shiv and Vishnu, this temple was constructed in the 11th century by Jajati Keshari, a Somavanshi king), Mukteswar temple(which became famous as the “Gem Of Odisha Architecture” ), and KedarGouri Temple, return to the hotel and overnight stay at Bhubaneswar.
After breakfast, check out of the hotel, then drive to Olasingh Weaver Village, which is famous for its Tussar silk fabric. Explore the village by walking and visiting their handloom unit with the village leader. Here, you will also witness the classical tiger mask dance. Second half visit to Mangalozodi Eco village to sea Fishing Net weaving & Boat Making process. Mangalozodi is known as Bird Paradise & is famous for Community- based tourism. This is the best example of the conservation of natural habitat & Ecology. Then, check in to the hotel. Overnight stay at Gopalpur.
After breakfast, check out of the hotel, then visit Padmanavpur village (a cotton weaving village). This is evident from the traditional charkhas and handlooms operational at households in this village. According to the weaver families of this heritage crafts village, weaving as a livelihood continued for over 200 years. Yet, it had got a fillip during the Gandhian era of swadeshi and khaki. Then, proceed to Berhampur city, which is the nursery of the famous Berhampuri Patta Saree, which is produced from silks that women love to wear for their fineness and distinctive designs. The weavers of these families can be found at Bada Bazaar inside the city, as well as in Bakra Nuapada and Pital villages under the Chikiti block of Ganjam district. Then, proceed to Bhubaneswar, check in at the hotel, and stay overnight at Bhubaneswar.
After breakfast, visit Gopalpur village in Jajpur district. Gopalpur village is famous for producing Tussar fabrics. It is in Jajpur District in the Indian state of Odisha. This handicraft received the Geographical Indication tag by the Government of India in 2009. Tussar textiles are related to dhoti, joda, Shawl stole, scarves, and saris. The production is done by three traditional methods, Threading, Spinning & weaving. Females usually assist in reeling the tussar threads, holding 'natai' in their right hand and unwinding the thread around the cocoons with their other hand. Twisting the filament, the weaver winds the yarns on the wooden 'natai' at a continuous speed.Embellishments are done by hand, either with extra weft or extra warp with a 'bandha' pattern in hand. The embellishments increase the value of the fabric. Alternatively, reeling machines are available. Traditionally, thread is wound around the chadaki to fill the bobbins (nali) for weft with the help of a spinning wheel (charakha). Gandhi charakha, or wooden charakha, has been replaced by a metal part. Fabric is woven using a 'cut shuttle technique,' in which shuttles interlock with one another to form foda Kumbha in the weft direction. Shuttles on both sides interlock with the leading shuttle for the main body of the fabric. By tie and die bandha technique, the foda kumbha pattern is copied for multiple productions. After visiting the village, I went back to Bhubaneswar and stayed overnight at Bhubaneswar.
After breakfast, visit Nuapatna textile village. The village has a distinct place on the map of Indian textiles, and its TIE and DYE patterns are popularly known as “IKAT.” Then, visit Maniabandha Textile village. Return to the hotel and overnight at Bhubaneswar.
After breakfast, visit the Bantu textile village, where the weavers weave only the traditional wrappers and napkins. Then proceed with Pipili, which is well known for its Applique work. "Applique" comes from the French word applique, meaning "to put on.” There are two variants to this technique: applique, where a fabric shape is sewn over a base layer, and reverse appliqué, wherein two layers of fabric are laid down, and a shape is subsequently cut out from the upper layer, exposing the lower layer, before both are stitched together. Pipili appliqué's work owes its origin to the culture of Lord Jagannath. During the 12th century, applique umbrellas and canopies were prepared by the Gajapatis for the annual Ratha Jatra of Jagannath. Nowadays, its usage is more in household, decorative, and festival products. The base cloth includes waterproof material for umbrellas, velvet for tents, cotton, and threads. Mythical and natural figures are used for the work, including peacocks, ducks, parrots, trees, elephants, creepers, flowers such as jasmine and lotus, the Sun, a half-moon, and Rahu (a mythical demon who once swallowed up the sun). The craft involves embroidering and stitching. For attaching the pieces of cloth, the makers use straight stitch, satin stitch, blind stitch, or buttonhole stitch. Sometimes, they also make mirror work and many decorative stitches. We will see the details of one of the workshops. Then, I went back to Bhubaneswar and stayed overnight. The next day, check out from the hotel and return to Hyderabad.
