024. Uppada Jamdani Sarees

Uppada Jamdani Saree is an exclusive light weight handloom sari created by weavers of Uppada village in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The name Jamdani is a Persian terminology, in which Jam means flower and Dani means Vase. Speciality of Jamdani saree is that it gets design on both the sides.

Uppada Jamdani style of weaving originated more than 300 years back and was patronized by the Maharajas of Pithapuram, Venkatagiri & Bobili. Mostly sarees were woven for being worn by the ladies of the royal household only. The designs mostly woven are that of birds and animals. The mostly preferred birds are parrot and peacocks. Among animals elephant designs are most popular. The designs of flowers are also woven on to the sarees.

Weaving of saree involves, laying out its design, interweaving silk threads, looming, etc. Uppada Jamdhani Sarees which are woven on cotton, silk, tussar or mercerized cotton or any combination of two or more of the same. The designs are woven using silver or gold zari or a combination of both. Sometimes cotton threads are also used along with the silver or gold zari to weave the design.  The weavers design in such a way that it can be folded and fits in a matchbox. 

The specialty of the designs that is woven is that the design on the goods cannot be felt by the hand, separately from the surface of the cloth as the design blends into the cloth. Secondly the design is also clearly seen, distinct and distinguishable on the reverse side also. Further no loose threads can be seen on either side (front and back) of the design. The entire designs are hand woven without using any mechanical device such as a doby or jacquard which are special mechanisms fit into the loom to weave the designs in other forms of weaving. Further the special type of weaving using ada, jala and thillis contribute to the uniqueness of the goods.

GI Tag Registration Date         : 05 March 2009

GI Tag Number                         : 122

Certificate Number                  : 106

Geographical Area                  : Andhra Pradesh

Special Cover Release Date   : 03 January 2020

Cancellation                             : Uppada 533 440

Type                                          : Special Cover

Cover Identification Number  : AP/42/2019

This cover has a small piece of Uppada Jamdani Fabric

Enlarged View of Illustration

Enlarged View of Cancellation