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Himroo Shawl and Fabric
TownAurangabad
StateMaharashtra
Craft typeTextile
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About
A cotton-and-silk blend fabric developed as an affordable alternative to Persian kinkhwab brocade, woven on traditional handlooms in Aurangabad with intricate Ajanta-cave-inspired motifs.
Did you know? Himroo's name comes from the Persian word "Hum-rooh," meaning "similar" — it was originally created as a more affordable substitute for the extravagant gold-and-silver brocades once reserved for Mughal royalty.