India, Aug. 5 -- India's rich and diverse cultural heritage will be on full display at this year's Independence Day 'At Home' hosted by President Droupadi Murmu. The guests will be welcomed with traditional draping of a handwoven Maheshwari stole.

Vibrant art traditions of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have inspired the 'invitation package' this year, said Navika Gupta, Deputy Press Secretary to the President, while giving details of the unique reception.

The guests will be welcomed upon their arrival by the traditional draping of a specially designed stole. The stole has been handwoven in Maheshwar, MP using the traditional dual silk and cotton weave of the Maheshwari weaving tradition. It celebrates the textile tra...