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Bhagalpur silk is an silk sari made in Bhagalpur, India. More than a century old, Tussar silk weaving industry in Bhagalpur has about 30,000 handloom weavers working on some 25,000 handlooms. The total value of annual trade is around Rs. 100 crores (one billion), about half of which comes from exports.

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  • Bhagalpur silk is an silk sari made in Bhagalpur, India. More than a century old, Tussar silk weaving industry in Bhagalpur has about 30,000 handloom weavers working on some 25,000 handlooms. The total value of annual trade is around Rs. 100 crores (one billion), about half of which comes from exports. Every state is famous for its types of arts and crafts and they have their own story of emerging in new India. Nothing can contradict how Indian handicraft will never fail their dignity and demand. Mold companions and devotees adore them all over the globe. Nothing can trump the charm and the style that a Bhagalpuri silk passes on to the table. And one of them is from the state of Bihar a district called 'Bhagalpur' also known as silk city in India situated near the banks of the Ganga River. From the name itself you can assume that it is something about silk cloth that's why it is called Bhagalpuri Silk or Tasser Silk. Bhagalpuri silk is made from cocoons of Antheraea paphia silkworms which are only found in India. And this silk is mainly processed at a place named Nathnagar. (en)
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  • Bhagalpur silk is an silk sari made in Bhagalpur, India. More than a century old, Tussar silk weaving industry in Bhagalpur has about 30,000 handloom weavers working on some 25,000 handlooms. The total value of annual trade is around Rs. 100 crores (one billion), about half of which comes from exports. (en)
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