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Indian textile industry, or cloth industry, is one of the largest-growing industries India. In India, fibre crops such as cotton and jute are grown in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Sheep are raised for pashmina, popular in Kashmir.

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  • Renaldis muslin woman

    A woman in Dhaka clad in fine Bengali muslin, 18th century.

  • Description- Textile artists demonstrate double ikat weaving at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featuring The Silk Road. (2548928970)

    Textile artists demonstrate double ikat Patola weaving at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

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