Fish CoatKhandua silk with silvery fish motifs CRAFT Khandua fabrics employ the 'single ikat' bandha resist dye technique. Threads on either the warp or weft of the handloom are tie dyed prior to weaving, employing an astonishingly complex mathematical expertise to incorporate patterns. The word Khandua means 'lower half', derived from the fact that the finest Khandua silks with the Gita Govinda woven in, are traditionally used to cover the lower part of