Khandua silk saree is a traditional
"bandha" produced from Odisha worn by women during
wedding and a special type of which is worn by Jagnnath. The clothes
contain texts of Gita Govinda on them. Kenduli Khandua, a special
form of Khandua of 12 ft and 2 kani is offered to Jagnnath to
wear as khandua with stanzas and illustration from Gita Govinda. Khandua is
traditionally red or orange in color. The red color is prepared naturally from
the shorea robusta.
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| Khandua silk saree |
The design motif has an auspicious elephant that
represents Budha surrounded by trailing vine with peacocks
in it, a large many petaled flower, a unique Orissan animal called
a deula kumbha. The elephant in Khandua ikat from Nuapatana
usually varies from elephant motives in ikat from Sambalpuri as
well as ikat from other parts of Orissa. Khandua has plain borders in
contrary to borders with motifs in case of the other ikat of Orissa.
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