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The Manuals

Art Form

Kalamkari

Cotton painted or block-printed with natural dyes. The name comes from kalam, a pen — in the Srikalahasti style every line is drawn freehand with a bamboo stylus.

Hand-drawn cloth in the Kalamkari idiom
Hand-drawn cloth in the Kalamkari idiom
Hand-drawn cloth in the Kalamkari idiom
Hand-drawn cloth in the Kalamkari idiom
Hand-drawn cloth in the Kalamkari idiom
Hand-drawn cloth in the Kalamkari idiom