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'''Ilkal sari''' is a traditional form of ''[[sari]]'' which is a common feminine wear in [[India]]. Ilkal sari takes its name from the town of [[Ilkal]] in the [[Bagalkot district]] of [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]]. Ilkal saris are woven using cotton warp on the body and art silk warp for border and art silk warp for pallu portion of the sari. In some cases instead of art silk, pure silk is also used. | '''Ilkal sari''' is a traditional form of ''[[sari]]'' which is a common feminine wear in [[India]]. Ilkal sari takes its name from the town of [[Ilkal]] in the [[Bagalkot district]] of [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]]. Ilkal saris are woven using cotton warp on the body and art silk warp for border and art silk warp for pallu portion of the sari. In some cases instead of art silk, pure silk is also used. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Ilkal]] was an ancient weaving centre where the weaving seems to have started in the 8th century AD.<ref name="hist">Brief history of Ilkal saris is provided by {{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9906/99060260.htm|author=Kamala Ramakrishnan|title=Southern legacy|work=Online edition of the Hindu, dated 1999-06-20|publisher=1999, The Hindu|access-date=2007-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701071022/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9906/99060260.htm|archive-date=1 July 2007|url-status= | [[Ilkal]] was an ancient weaving centre where the weaving seems to have started in the 8th century AD.<ref name="hist">Brief history of Ilkal saris is provided by {{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9906/99060260.htm|author=Kamala Ramakrishnan|title=Southern legacy|work=Online edition of the Hindu, dated 1999-06-20|publisher=1999, The Hindu|access-date=2007-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701071022/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9906/99060260.htm|archive-date=1 July 2007|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The growth of these saris is attributed to the patronage provided by the local chieftains in and around the town of [[Bellary]]. The availability of local raw materials helped in the growth of this sari.<ref name="story">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/31067899.cms |title=Ilkal saree's story |work=Online edition of the Economic Times, dated 2002-12-12 |publisher=© 2007 Times Internet Limited |access-date=2007-04-22 |date=2002-12-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828130446/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/31067899.cms |archive-date=28 August 2004 }}</ref> About 20000 people in the town of [[Ilkal]] are engaged in sari-weaving.<ref name="ilkal">The history of Indian saris is discussed by {{cite web | ||
|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov23/sh1.asp | |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov23/sh1.asp | ||
|author=SUBBALAKSHMI B M | |author=SUBBALAKSHMI B M | ||