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Weavers showcasing their intricately handwoven work, Kashmir, 1961 by Slim Aarons

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An antique 1870s Cashmere Shawl that’s also a map of Kashmir.

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Exploring Kashmir, India’s Most Misunderstood Region. Photography by Brian W. Ferry. Written by Hanya Yanagihara.

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Kashmir, 1998

[Photo: Steve McCurry, Magnum Photos]

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SLEEPING BEAUTY: photography: Brian W. Ferry - text: Hanya Yanagihara - CNTraveler March 2015

“A master embroiderer at Beigh, in Srinagar. He’ll work on this one shawl for at least two years.”

“Shah Hamdan Mosque in Srinagar: the aesthetics influence of both Nepal and India is evident in Kashmir’s architecture and design.”

“One of Kashmir’s most famous artistic traditions is its painstakingly detailed papier-mâché work.”

“Srinagar’s beautiful Shalimar Bagh, a garden built by the Mogul emperor Jahangir for his wife in 1619.”

“A typical Kashmir welcome - cookies and saffron tea with crushed almonds.”

“Protected forestland of Overa-Aru National Park.”

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My heart is bleeding since all of this bombarding started again. My heart is bleeding.

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10 years tumblr, just realised that I’m still into the same aesthetics ✨

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Interiors of Amer Fort in Jaipur, India depicting murals with a flowering plant motif.

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Shahpura Haveli in Jaipur, India.

Maroof Culmen

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Magnificently illuminated Qu'ran, North Africa, dated 727 AH (1327 AD)

from The Khalili Collections

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details from a mughal indian textile, 17th-18th century / metropolitan museum of art

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Gajra 🪷

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Sistan & baluchestan/ Iran

Photography: Nima omrani

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Tilla is a form of embroidery from Kashmir, distinguished by intricate needlework done with gold or silver threads on darker cloth. Traditionally, tilla work was only done on pherans, but in recent years it is also being applied on other garments like suits, shawls and sarees. Tilla designs are done on the lower neck, cuffs, and lower border of the garment. It takes almost a month to complete Tilla embroidery on one pheran. Machine-made tilla work fabrics are more readily available and cost less than the hand embroidered ones are becoming increasingly popular, although the hand-woven ones are still revered and preferred for special occasions.

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Aari, also known as Zalakdozi is a form of embroidery originating from Kashmir. The word zalokdozi means chain stitch. Aari embroidery involves only the chain stitch done in concentric rings to fill a pattern. Zalakdozi typically uses wool, cotton, or silk thread. It is done not using a needle, but a hook known as ‘ari’. Using a hook to do this embroidery saves on time and energy as the hook is used to pull a series of loops of the chain stitch, as against the single loops that have to be done using a needle.

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A Peri Holding the Sun Rides a Composite Lion, Kashmir, c1700.

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