Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- A shirt and a pair of pants preserved for 110 years by a weaver family at Sukha village under Dunguguripalli block in Subarnapur district has become the cynosure of all eyes as locals and people from nearby areas are flocking to the weaver family's house to have a look at the clothes.

The simple-looking dresses are attracting crowds not because of them being ancient ones but because of another startling fact.The fact is that they are not stitched but woven. Yes, you heard that right. Jagannath Meher, a master weaver of his time, had woven the dresses without using a needle and thread.

Jagannath had woven them in 1913. Employing his knowledge and skills, he had woven them from a single piece of cloth. According to ...