Himaanchal handmade embroidery Chamba Rumal (Ganesh Ji)

Chamba Rumal is a pictorial craft that represents unique embroidery, which originated and flourished during the 17th –18th centuries in Chamba town in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The Rumal is a Persian word for a handkerchief, a square piece of cloth. Chamba Rumal derives its inspiration from Paintings in their general layout and themes; there is a predominance of figures of deities, especially of Vishnu in his different forms. The “dorukha-tanka” the double satin stitch that is used in the Chamba Rumal embroidery is unique, which is not noticed anywhere else in Indian embroidery tradition. Chamba Rumal was registered Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 on 22 January 2007 obtaining Geographical indication No. 79.