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The fabric is further decorated by printing designs on it. Hand block printing in India was the chief occupation of the chhipas - a community of printers. They used metal or wooden blocks to print designs on the fabrics by hand. This technique is vogue even today.

Besides Rajasthana, Uttara Pradesh is also a veritable treasure-house of traditional designs which range from the classical booties, known as dots of Kanauj, to the universal Mango, to the famous Tree of Life.

The great color belt in India extends from the interior of Sind through the desert of Kutch, Kathiawar, Rajasthana and Gujarat. Rajasthan and Gajurat are particularly noted for its bandhini design.

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