Chandigarh : The National Silk Expo, featuring the latest variety and new designs of cotton and silk handloom sarees for the festive and wedding season, has begun at Himachal Bhawan, Sector-28B here. The expo will continue till August 21. Jayesh Kumar Gupta the organizer of the Expo said, "The Silk Expo offers an alluring collection of silk sarees made by weavers from different parts of the country. The exhibition has a wide range of beautiful sarees with a variety of designs, patterns, and colors." Organized by Grameen Hastkala, this expo has the Double Ikkat handmade Patola sarees from Gujarat , which take eight months to produce. Such a sari is woven twice with each thread dyed separately, and being pure silk, it is a bit expensive too. On the other hand, in the Paithani sarees of Maharashtra , the visuals of village life, the royal style of the kings, and Mughal art can be seen. The weavers of Banaras have done various experiments to ma...