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Banarasi silk in Lucknow

Showrooms, lanes and named houses for Banarasi silk sarees in Lucknow.

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Banarasi silk in Lucknow

Katan mulberry silk with gold and silver brocade (kinkhwab), jaal, jharokha and shikargah motifs in kadwa or fekwa extra-weft. Woven at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; sold in Lucknow through the houses and lanes below.

Where to look in Lucknow

Hazratganj, Halwasiya Market, Lucknow
Chikankari houses
Aminabad, Lucknow
Saree market

Named houses in Lucknow

NameWhereWhat
Ada ChikanHazratganj, LucknowChikankari on pure silks
SEWA ChikanHalwasiya Market, LucknowArtisans' organisation; chikankari on tussar and mulberry
Chhabra 555Aminabad, LucknowBanarasi and katan silks

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