Girls by a charkha. One is spinning the charka and others are decorating her phulkari. Charkha is the spinning wheel, once heavily used by the women of Panjab. It also has a meaning of romance and spiritual love with God. Phulkari, meaning flower work, is a spectacular style of embroidery peculiar to Punjab, and an essential part of everyday life. Almost every ceremony in which women participate is given a touch of addi-tional colour and richness by the use of Phulkari on account of its being considered auspicious and a sign of 'Sohag'.
