Paithani, a protected heritage textile unique to Maharashtra, received its official Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2010. Primarily woven in the Paithan taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district and the Yeola taluka of Nashik district, the saris have a distinct look that you simply cannot miss. So when Rani Mukerji stunned in a dark green zari kattam kanchi (Kanjivaram) silk sari, and it was mistaken for a Paithani, we reached out to experts to figure out what makes a Paithani sari so unique.
Rani Mukerji’s sari explained: Why green and zari don’t automatically make a Paithani
