SOLAPUR CHADDAR

A Solapuri Chaddar also known as a Solapuri Chadar (lit: "Solapuri bed sheet") is a cotton bed sheet made in the Solapur city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. These chaddars are popular in India where they are manufactured using hand loom's and known for their design and durability. Solapuri chaddars were the first product in Maharashtra to obtain Geographical Indication (GI) status on 19/09/2005. Solapur is known for its textile industry. Once it had Asia's largest spinning mills.The development of the handloom weaving industry in Solapur seems to have commenced during the regime of the Peshwas.