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However, there is a wide disparity if these are viewed from the points of view of origin and chronology. The Banaras jala is derived from the Persian drawloom which achieved its specific identity under the Seljuks, A.D. 1038-1194 (Wulff, p. 176; Varadarajan. 1991, pp. 208, 217, 4.5). This would place the Banaras jala well within the medieval period. The lineage of the ādāi and jhuṅgu (Fig.21) on the other hand, can be traced to the Malay Kota Bahru and the Chinese Han dynasty derived Kuala Trengganu loom of Thailand²⁸. In ādāi, the weaver manipulates the extra warp ends by pulling jhurigu, tassels attached to these ends above the loom (Fig.22a.). For elaborate weft ornamentation a helper standing to the side of the loom operates the harness (Fig.22 b).