Mandvi is a beach town with a municipality in the Kachchh district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once a major port of the region and summer retreat for the Maharao of the Cutch State. The old
Mandvi Beach
Mandvi Bridge over Rukmavati
Ship being built from timber, Mandvi
Bandhani are a type of Indian tie-dye textiles. The fabric is made by pinching very small portions of cloth and tying them by plucking the cloth with the fingernails into many tiny bindings that form
Bandhani craft
Bandhani, tie-dye drying in Jaipur.
Group of women wearing bandhani sari, ca. 1855–1862.
Group of women dressed in bandhani sari c. 1855–1862.