The Gharchola is a saree traditionally woven for a Gujurati bride’s wedding and is traditionally bought for her by her bridegroom. The Gharchola generally has a square of gold thread, with a small ethnic motif or an auspicious symbol like a lotus or a peacock embroidered in gold in the center. The Gharchola has intricately woven zari designs within the square.

The Gharchola sarees may be woven and dyed anywhere in Kutch, but the final red color is given in Jamnagar. This is because there is an old belief in Kutch which says that the waters of Jamnagar have auspicious properties which when used for dying a bridal Gharchola saree will produce the most brilliant shade of red that a bride can ever have for her wedding ceremony.

Most Gharcholas have traditional patterns such as “bavan bagh” or Fifty-Two Gardens, “Ras Leela” or the depiction of Lord Krishna dancing with his Gopis, etc.

Our Gharcholas are made with the traditional, fine variety of cotton worn by Gujarati brides for their wedding ceremonies and are available with real zari work and tested artificial zari work.

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