Kalamkari

Kalamkari is an ancient style of hand painting made on cotton or silk with a tamarind pen, using natural dyes. This art involves 23 tedious steps of dyeing, whitening, hand painting, bulk printing, starching, cleaning, and more. The designs are drawn in Kalamkari range from flowers, peacocks, paisleys to divine characters from Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana.