I just had a trip to Andhra Pradesh. Watching Kalamkari printing was a fascinating experience. Here is a glimpse of Kalamkari process in pictures.
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| Diluted Ferrous Solution is Used to Get Teal color |
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| Indigo or Ratanjyot is used to Get Blue Color |
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| Alizarin Paste is Used to Get Pink Color |
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| Flower is used to get this Gold Yellow Color |
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| Conc. Ferrous solution is used to get this black color |
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| Alum Gad is Boiled with Anar Chilka to Get Beige Background |
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| Alum Gad is boiled with Alizarin to get Red background |
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| Iron Solution Gad is boiled with Alizarin to get the black background |
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