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Indian Lehnga Dress Biogarphy

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The dupatta is now made of silk, linen of chiffon which is a new development.
The popularity of lehngas has creased proportionately with the times. In fact, in northern India it has very successfully replaced the traditional sari as a wedding dress. Now Indian brides prefer to wear lehngas which enhance their beauty and charm. The dress is mostly made in red which represents excitement and passion; orange which is a blend of yellow and red – colours so contrary in character – produces mystical effects on the mind; pink possesses all the powers and vividness of red without its frenzied impetuosity and violence.
The beauty of this royal dress however lies in the fine embroidery or zari handwork done on it. This zari handwork done on the lehnga is of a very special quality and is done mostly by Muslims staying in the 100 odd villages of Farokabad in Uttar Pradesh and Lucknow.
The hunar or the art of this embroidery is mostly passed on from father to son where certain skills are taught with utmost secrecy. The fabric for the lehnga is first mounted on a wooden frame called adda, which bears a close resemblance to the Indian charpai. The chhapai or tracing of the design to be embroidered is then transferred on the fabric with neel or chalk powder. Then the embroidered starts. We can broadly categories the zari handwork in four categories (a) Dapka (b) Salma or nakshi (c) Arri and (d) Gota.
Dapka is a very detailed type of needle work which is done after the fabric has been put on the adda and chhapai is completed. For a heavy lehnga at least three to four karigars work at the same time on the same piece. If the lehnga is wanted urgently, then upto eight men sit on the adda and work together. First a thick cotton cord is stitched on the pattern to be embroidered. Then on this cord prefabricated zari thread is looped on with an ordinary stitching needle. The patterns mostly made are of flowers, leaves, or the national bird of India – the Peacock.
Salma or nakshi is cheaper than dapka and considered slightly less exquisite than dapka by some. But a wedding lehnga cannot be complete without nakshi as it shines much more than dapka. As is rightly said nakshi puts life in the lehnga. This form of embroidery is also done by using prefabricated golden thread on the chhapai.
Arri work is a more delicate form of embroidery. It is done with both coloured and golden thread. The thread is put on the tip of a pen-like needle which is passed through the cloth giving chain-stitch-like impressions.
Gota work is done by using gold or silver ribbons of different widths giving rise to different patterns. These ribbons can be cut into small pieces and folded in the shape of leaves. They are also twisted and stitched on the cloth in the form of continuous triangles on the border. This work is mostly done is Jaipur in remote villages by khandani karigars. In Gota work however contrasting colours like pink and green or pink and red are mostly in the shape of behls with patch work to highlight the work.
The lehnga is hence a masterpiece of all these forms of embroideries in various combinations. To decorate this bridal dress, kundan stone, katori, golden cords and pearls can also be used. Hence we can say the lehnga is one part of history which still lives on in India.

Indian Lehnga Dress Wallpaper Photos Pictures Pics Images 2013