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title: "Srikalahasti Kalamkari: Pen-Painted Textile Art"
description: "Srikalahasti Kalamkari is a hand-painted textile art from Andhra Pradesh, known for its intricate Hindu narratives and use of natural dyes."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Srikalahasti Kalamkari is a hand-painted textile art from Andhra Pradesh that uses a bamboo pen and natural dyes to depict Hindu mythological narratives.
- How does Srikalahasti Kalamkari differ from Machilipatnam Kalamkari?
- Why is myrobalan central to the Srikalahasti process?
- What legal protection does Srikalahasti Kalamkari hold?
- Why does the artist draw before the colours are visible?

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Srikalahasti Kalamkari is a hand-painted textile art from Andhra Pradesh that uses a bamboo pen and natural dyes to depict Hindu mythological narratives.

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In 2008, the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai granted GI protection to Srikalahasti Kalamkari, recognising the Andhra Pradesh town's hand-drawn, natural-dye temple-cloth tradition as distinct from the block-printed Machilipatnam style.

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