Hand-printed with vegetable dye worth Rs556, the cotton cutwork saris from Varanasi with intricate woven pattern catch the eye priced between Rs1,500 and Rs2,200, while the traditional Gadwals from Gujarat tender an invincible feeling of glamour with silk threads used on the borders and aanchal cost around Rs2,800-3,000.
Also there are Mangalgiris from Andhra Pradesh, Maheshwari from down south, 100 per cent cotton with little zari work on border and body.
Orissa is symbolized by Sambalpuri, Bomkai and Bichitrapuri, all priced upwards of Rs1,000.
Offbeat mul printed saris from Delhi priced around Rs600 were a big draw last year and will be on display this year too.
Summer Cool collection will be an additional unusual attraction.
They are hand-printed Tangails and muls designed and fashioned by CCIC having more designs to choose from, explained Sengupta.
Customary pattern are still in demand at CCIC, but with modernism in fabric, colours and textures.
Weavers of south India, and vice versa are now using patterns formerly classic of Bengal successfully.
With an eye on soothe and ease of today's woman, weavers try to create the sari 'light but enduring'.
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