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Sarees are categorized based on the styles, designs and the textile. Some of the common varieties of sarees are the beautiful Dharmavaram, Narayanpet, Venkatgiri, Patola and the famous Mysore silks.
 The Dharmavaram are creations in silk and zari (gold thread) and are truly radiant. Broad solid colour borders with contrasting borders are woven in brocaded gold. The Narayanpet are famous for their gold borders with temple designs. Also famous are the Pochampalli sarees of Andhra Pradesh woven in cotton or silk using the tie and dye technique.
Coimbatore cotton sarees are famous for their lightweight. The Tangails of Bengal are famous for the ethnic Bengali motifs. The Baluchari sarees, also from Bengal, relate stories from the Mahabharath, which are woven into the sari.  In Bihar, Madhubani folk paintings are woven on silk and cotton sarees. No two pieces are alike. The Tussar sarees of Assam are famous for their natural shade of golden beige. The Ikat and Patola sarees, of Orissa, have distinctive designs like the Bomkai, with elaborate woven borders.
To overcome the scorching summers, women prefer the Chanderis and the Organdy. Chanderis from Uttar Pradesh are woven with small gold dots. Organdy sarees involves the subtle shadow work embroidery called chikankari. Cool to wear and trendy, these sarees remain light in the summers, and are beautiful to look at.  The famous Bandhini style of sarees from Gujarat, and Bandhej sarees from Rajasthan come in flaming reds, greens and orange. These tie-dye style sarees are designed using tight knots in the fabric of the sari with threads in places, and then dyeing it in bright colors, leaving the knotted parts with their original colors. This is done several times to get the required design.
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