Sonepuri Sari or Bomkai Saree is produced by the
"bhulia" community of Subarnapur district of odisha. In a particular,
the famous saree designs Bomkai are the traditional designs that was produced
in the village named Bomkai of Ganjam district of Odisha. During the time of
Ramai dev the then ruler of Patna it was introduced in Sonepur. Sonepurhandloom sarees, Sonepuri paatas and silk sarees are popular items.
The Sonepuri Sari called Radhakunja was a great
attraction in the wedding of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The PTI
reported that three Sonepuri Sari were designed by master craftsman Chaturbhuja
Meher at Sonepur and suppiled to the Bachchans.
