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'''Kalka''' a curved textile motif or pattern dating back to Mughal times. The origins of the kalka are variously ascribed.<br />
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It has been compared to a mango, whose shape it resembles; in North India, the kalka is known as kairi, meaning unripe mango. It may also represent a stylised leaf or tree.<br />
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Its similarity with a flame has been pointed out. It has also been explained as being half the Chinese symbol of Yin and Yang, representing the union of man and woman. It is a common motif in Naksi kantha , [[Alpana|alpana]], [[Sari|sari]], as well as in Kashmiri shawls.<br />
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In the west the kalka is well known as the paisley, the name deriving from the patterned shawls manufactured in Paisley, Scotland, in imitation of Kashmiri shawls. [Niaz Zaman]<br />
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