Textile Museum At Paithan

Paithan is a well known ancient Digambar Jain atishay kshetra, meaning a pilgrimage place of miracles. apart from this Paithan has been the birth place of Paithani textile. This type of textile extensively runs in the historical culture of Paithan, but along the years there has been a rapid decrease in this practice. Many locals claim that this wave of modernization has opened up various other job opportunities, leaving behind almost no time to practice weaving. 

 

The attempt here is to revive this old traditions and practices, making it informative as well as an experiential space.