Know All About the Traditional Red-and-white Handwoven Towel Admired by PM Modi - News18
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Know All About the Traditional Red-and-white Handwoven Towel Admired by PM Modi - News18

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The gamosa or gamusa, a traditional towel used in Assam, gained international recognition when Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore it while receiving the first dose of the Covid vaccine. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said: “A day of pride for Assam, as our gamosa gets a geographical indication tag by the Government of India.” He expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Modi, who is often seen with a gamosa draped around his neck. The length and width of uka gamosa is 150 cm x 70 cm and the type of yarn used is kechasuta of count 26s, 30s, 40s. The Assamese people are also known to have used gamosa with red anchu on both the ends, as headgear during the reign of Ahom king Syo-Ka-Pha.

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