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Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted cotton textile produced in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps.

Chanderi, is a town of historical importance in Ashoknagar District of the state Madhya Pradesh in India.

It is situated at a distance of 127 km from Shivpuri, 37 km from Lalitpur, 55 km from Ashok Nagar and about 46 km from Isagarh.

It is surrounded by hills southwest of the Betwa River.

Chanderi is surrounded by hills, lakes and forests and is spotted with several monuments of the Bundela Rajputs and Malwa sultans.

It is famous for ancient Jain Temples.

A sari (sometimes also saree or shari) is a women's garment from the Indian subcontinent, that consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a robe, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole (shawl), sometimes baring a part of the midriff.

It may vary from in length, and in breadth, and is form of ethnic wear in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

There are various names and styles of sari manufacture and draping, the most common being the style.

The sari is worn with a fitted bodice also called a choli (or in southern India, and in Nepal) and a petticoat called, or.

It remains fashionable in the Indian subcontinent today.

Pichhwai (also pichwai, pichhavai, pichhvai, pechhavai etc), literally meaning 'that which hangs from the back' from the Sanskrit words "Pichh" means back and "wais" means hanging, are large devotional Hindu painted pictures, normally on cloth, which portray Krishna.

They are mainly made to hang in Hindu temples of the Pushtimarg devotional tradition, especially the Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, built around 1672.

They are hung behind the idol of Shrinathji, a local form of Krishna and the centre of Pushtimarg worship, to depict his leelas.

Aurangabad was another area associated with them.

The purpose of pichhwais, other than artistic appeal, is to narrate tales of Krishna to the illiterate.

Temples have sets with different images, which are changed according to the calendar of festivals celebrating the deity.

The status of women in India has been subject to many changes over the time of recorded India's history.

Their position in society deteriorated early in India's ancient period, especially in the Indo-Aryan speaking regions, and their subordination continued to be reified well into India's early modern period.