Bhulia

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{{Short description|A weavers community}}
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'''Bhulia''' is an Indian Hindu caste originally from western [[Odisha]] but presently found throughout Odisha .

The Bhulia have a high position with the weaver caste system. They have no sub castes. They are a weaver caste known primarily for their [[tie-dye]] fabrics (known as ''sambalpuri'').<ref name=Ghosh>{{cite book|page=150|title=Indian Textiles: Past and Present|first1=G. K.|last1=Ghosh|first2=Shukla|last2=Ghosh|publisher=APH Publishing|year=1995|isbn=9788170247067}}</ref>

Bhulia caste members all use the surname Meher, and are therefore sometimes also referred to as the '''Meher Tanti''' (''tanti'' being a generic term for all weaver castes).<ref name="Ghosh" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WuY7AQAAIAAJ&q=Kapata+cloth+bhulia+weavers|title=Geographical Review of India|date=1953|publisher=Geographical Society of India|pages=28|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oo1RAQAAIAAJ&q=Kapata+cloth+bhulia+weavers|title=Man in India|date=1953|publisher=A. K. Bose|pages=285|language=en}}</ref>

== Kapta ==
Kapata also called "Khan", was a cotton [[Piece goods|piece good]] produced in various dimensions. Bhulia [[Weaving|weavers]] were used to weave this cloth. It was a handwoven native cloth primarily used for female clothes such as blouses.<ref name=":0" /><ref>"The Bhulias weave Kapata ( female cloths ) of varying sizes as follows :1 . À Kapata of 24 yards long and yards ... 4 r , 39 5 . , „ „ 5 , „ 42 or 43 inches wide The women of this area do not generally use cloth of 5 yard length . But those of Brahmin ..."

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https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Man_in_India/Oo1RAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Kapata+cloth&dq=Kapata+cloth&printsec=frontcover</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/fairchildsdictio0000unse|title=Fairchild's dictionary of textiles|date=1959|publisher=New York, Fairchild Publications|others=Internet Archive|pages=297}}</ref>

In [[Kannada]] language "Kapata is an article of cloth".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kittel|first=Rev F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xR7kDwAAQBAJ&q=Kapata+cloth&pg=PA362|title=Kannada-English Dictionary. Rev. Kittel|date=1894-01-01|publisher=RG Kannada e-Publisher|pages=362|language=kn}}</ref>

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