Pochampally IKAT Art Mela 2016 exhibition cum sale of handlooms and handloom products from Pochampally in Telangana was inaugurated by Tollywood actress Sarika Pavani at the Lions Club of Visakhapatnam at Ramnagar on Friday.
The actress appreciated the organizers for displaying handloom designer fabrics, silk and cotton sarees apart from some exclusive home textiles.
Director of Pochampally Handloom Park Lava Kumar and exhibition promoter Nagarjuna said that by promoting handlooms, they support the artisans and local community who have been passing on their skills for generations. Promoting creativity and originality, each design is a result of individual artisan’s creativity.
The products like handmade bed and home linen, dress materials, silk and cotton sarees by famous designers, stoles, scarves and sarees in silk and cotton, duppatas, table mats, covers, cotton shirts and kurtis and hand bags among others are put on display at the mela.
The nine-day handloom product exhibition-cum-sale will be open to public
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