બાંધણી (Bandhani)
Bandhani (from Sanskrit: bandha = tie) is the resist-dyeing tradition of Gujarat and Rajasthan in which tiny points of fabric are picked up and tightly bound with thread before dyeing, creating a pattern of undyed dots on the dyed ground. The defining characteristic is the scale and density of tying: a single Kutch Bandhani sari may contain 25,000 to 75,000 individual tie-points — each one picked up by a fingernail trained to a specific shape, bound with a specific knot, and released after dyeing to reveal the dot pattern. The two major centers are Kutch (particularly among Muslim Khatri and Hindu Rajput Bandhara communities in Bhuj) and Jamnagar (historically called the 'city of Bandhani'). The patterns range from simple dot fields (Leheriya) to complex figurative compositions (Shikargah — hunting scenes, Elephants). Bandhani is GI registered and a UNESCO Creative City craft (Jamnagar designation). The Kutch tradition uses silk as well as cotton; the Rajasthan tradition is primarily cotton.
Risk level: Endangered · Not inscribed; GI registered; Jamnagar UNESCO Creative City (2021)
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