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Patola cloth, a double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India; Patola, an Indian Punjabi language film; Patola, an Indian Punjabi language film; Luffa species (Philippine usage) Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage) Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage) Patola, Helsinki, a district of Helsinki, Finland
The Patola Shahis became part of the Anxi Protectorate of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Circa 650 CE, Gilgit came under Tang suzerainty at the time the fall of Western Turkic Khaganate due to Tang military campaigns in the region. As early as 656 the Tibetan Empire attacked the Patola Shahis southwest of the Tang protectorate. [9]
'Patola' (ritual heirloom cloth) from Gujarat, India, late 18th or early 19th century A loom using to weave Patolas in Patan. A Patola sari is a double ikat woven sari, usually made from silk, made in Patan, Gujarat, India. The word patola is the plural form; the singular is patolu.
Due to the use as a scrubbing sponge, it is also known by the common names dishrag gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, and vegetable-sponge. [1] It is also called smooth luffa to distinguish it from the ridged luffa ( Luffa acutangula ), which is used for the same purposes.
Luffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the pumpkin, squash and gourd family (Cucurbitaceae).. In everyday non-technical usage, the luffa, also spelled loofah [3] or less frequently loofa, [4] usually refers to the fruits of the species Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula.
The Vishnu Purana tells of a visit by the divine wandering sage Narada to Patala. Narada describes Patala as more beautiful than Svarga. Patala is described as filled with splendid jewels, beautiful groves and lakes and lovely asura maidens.
Trichosanthes dioica, also known as pointed gourd, is a tropical perennial cucurbit plant with its origin in the Indian subcontinent.The plant propagated vegetatively and grows with training on a support system (e.g., trellis) as pencil-thick vines (creepers) with dark-green cordate (heart-shaped) simple leaves.
Luffa acutangula is a cucurbitaceous vine that is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. Mature fruits are used as natural cleaning sponges. Its fruit slightly resembles a cucumber or zucchini with ridges.