One of the folk-song of Gujarat in which the wife asks her husband to
bring for her Patola of
Patan while returning “Chhelaji re mare hatu patan thi Patola mongha lavjo”(O my dear! Do bring the precious Patola from patan for me!) Has remained very famous for the last so many years, and so is the fame, charm and popularity of Patola even today. Patola is a holy silk-cloth. It is believed that by wearing Patola containing religious and miraculous powers, one feels god. It was this quality, which made the people of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia value the Patola above all treasures. For them it was a magic cloth, which protected you in battle, which protect you from evil and bad health. It was the power cloth, which was inherited by the women and gave them a very
high status. Today it is gifted to the daughter and daughter-in –law on
occasions of marriages in rich families as a sign of good omen. It is
considered to be bearing a high status. To possess and wear Patola on holy occasions is considered to be a mater of pride of the family and it highlights the culture. In Sulewesi Toraja, it was the
cloth of ma’a or mawa (Indonesian word’s meaning “created by god”)
More summaries about the patanpatola-ikat textile of inida