Product details

Fabric

Pure Cotton

Milk Treated

Buffalo

Painting

Hand

Colours

Organic & Natural

Measurements

45x22 Inches

Frame

Acrylic

SKU

SK/PENKALAMKARI/P3/GOPIKA/KRISHNA /06

Kalamkari, is a special technique of treating Fabric with Swarnamukhi River water, locally available Cowdung and Buffalo Milk to impart properties to the Fabric to accept Colours without spreading or blotting.

Srikalahasthi Pen Kalamkari Kalamkari originally known as Vraathapani blossomed in the environs of Srikalahasti temple, one the main pilgrimage center located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, 39kms from Tirupati. Though the Craft form itself is about 3000 years old, dating back to Indian and Persian trade origins during Indus Valley, the craft from in present form at Srikalahasti is around 200 years old.