SAREES TYPES AND THEIR NAMES

1. Kanchi pattu saree or Kanjeevaram pattu saree
2. Samudrika pattu sarees
3. Parampara sarees
4. Vastrakala
5. Konrad Saree - The konrad or the temple saree is also a speciality item from Tamil Nadu. These sarees were original woven for temple deities.
6. Banaras pattu saree
7. Dharmavarapu pattu saree
8. Pochampalli silk
9. Gadhwal pattu sarees
10. Gadhwal cotton sarees
11. Uppada pattu saree
12. Uppada cotton saree
13. Kanchi cotton saree
14. Bengali cotton saree
15. Bandhani - These are sarees created by dyeing the cloth in such a manner that many small resist-dyed ‘spots’ produce elaborate patterns over the fabric.
16. Patola
17. Gujarati Brocade
18. Embroidered Tinsel Sarees
19. Paithani - This saree is named after a village near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Now also woven in the town of Yeola, these sarees use an enormous amount of labour, skill and sheer expanse of material in their creation.
20. Chanderi and Maheshwari - The Chanderi saree from Madhya Pradesh is light and meant for Indian summers. It is made in silk or fine cotton with patterns taken from the Chanderi temples. The Maheshwari sarees are also both in cotton and silk, usually green or purple with a zari border. The traditional block-printed tussar can also be found in contemporary designs nowadays.
21. Kota sarees - Kota in Rajasthan, India is the home of the famous Kota Doria saris made in small villages around the Kota city. "Kota Doria" is a super transparent yet stable cotton or cotton/silk weave consisting of varied guages of yarn, creating an almost graph like pattern called khats (squares formed between the different thicknesses of fibers).
22. Jamawars also come from Uttar Pradesh. These silk sarees are embellished with zari threadwork. The popular theme is a jacquard weave in ‘meena’ colours like orange and green.
23. Tanchois
24. Aamru brocades
25. Shikargarh brocades
26. Tissue sarees
27. Abrawans
28. Kora silk sarees
29. Pashmina silk
30. Kota silk
31. Mysore silk
32. Puttapakshi
33. Narayanpet sarees
34. Bavanjipet
35. Baluchari Sarees - This saree from Bengal is usually five yards in length and 42” wide in flame red, purple and occasionally in deep blue. The field of the saree is covered with small butis and a beautiful floral design runs across the edges. The anchal has the main decoration depicting narrative motifs. Taingals and kanthas are other speciality items from Bengal.
36. Kasavu sarees - Kerala style sarees
37. Kosa silk
38. Chanderi
39. Sambalpuri sarees
40. Ikkat silk
41. Tussar silk
42. Mooga silk
43. Dhaniakhali
44. Murshidabad silk
45. Kumbakonam sarees
46. Venkatagiri
47. Mangalagiri
48. Khadi sarees
49. Ikat sarees
50. Kandanghi sarees
51. Mangalya pattu
52. Kubera pattu