Government emporium · Bengaluru
The retail arm of the Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation, with its base at the Priyadarshini complex on Tank Road, Ulsoor. It sells cotton and silk handloom sarees woven by the state's weavers and is the main official outlet for north Karnataka weaves such as Ilkal and Molakalmuru silks. KHDC has also sold KSIC Mysore silks under the same roof.
| Type | Government emporium |
|---|---|
| Home city | Bengaluru |
| Area | Tank Road, Ulsoor and city outlets |
Ilkal is a town in Bagalkot district of north Karnataka that has given its name to one of the state's best-known handloom sarees.
Molakalmuru is a small town in Chitradurga district of central Karnataka, near the Andhra Pradesh border, known for heavy silk sarees with bold contrasting borders.
Mysore silk is the pure silk saree woven by the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) at its factory in Mysuru, which was founded in 1912 by the Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV after he imported looms from Switzerland.
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