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Varanasi’s gaddidars, saree showrooms, and ghat hotels each keep a different kind of order book.

Varanasi runs on Banarasi silk, saree showrooms, and hotels for pilgrims along the ghats. GullySystem builds software for each from Bengaluru. Families in Madanpura, Lohta, and Peeli Kothi weave for gaddidars who give out yarn and collect sarees. Showrooms in Chowk and Godowlia sell to wedding families, and hotels on the ghats and in Sarnath juggle online bookings. We start with a free technology audit.

At a glance

Madanpura, Lohta, Peeli Kothi, and Sarai Mohana are where Banarasi silk is woven on handlooms and powerlooms. Most are family units working for gaddidars, the traders who supply yarn and sell to showrooms across India. Chowk and Godowlia carry the saree shops that wedding families visit in person.

Bhadohi, a short drive west, is the carpet belt whose exporters use Varanasi for buyers and flights. BHU’s hospital and the private hospitals around Lanka and Sigra draw patients from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. The ghats, the Kashi Vishwanath corridor, and Sarnath bring pilgrims and tourists all year.

Around Varanasi

The areas, estates and markets that matter in Varanasi.

Madanpura, Lohta, and Peeli Kothi

Weaving households and units producing Banarasi silk for gaddidars, with yarn issued and sarees returned tracked in notebooks.

Chowk and Godowlia

Saree showrooms and traders selling to wedding families, who often choose designs on WhatsApp before they travel.

Thatheri Bazaar

A long-standing brassware market selling to wholesalers and pilgrims, with stock counted by weight and piece.

Lanka and the BHU side

Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and guest houses serving patients from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

The ghats and Sarnath

Hotels, guest houses, boat operators, and guides serving pilgrims and foreign tourists, many of whom book online well ahead.

How software gets chosen

How Varanasi businesses pick and use software.

Gaddidars are the gatekeepers of the silk trade, and they are traditional about their books. A younger family member selling to boutiques online is usually the one who pushes for a design catalogue and a weaver job-work record.

Hotel and guest house owners along the ghats deal with foreign guests and booking sites, so they already know channel managers. What they want is a simple front desk that ties bookings, boat rides, and guide services into one bill.

Where it breaks

Where Varanasi businesses lose time and money.

Yarn with weavers is not tracked properly

A gaddidar gives silk yarn and zari to many weavers. How much is with whom, and how many sarees are due, is written in a notebook that only one person reads.

Designs are shared on WhatsApp and lost

Showrooms send saree photos to wedding families and boutiques. When they ask for a design again, finding it in chat history takes an age.

Ghat hotels juggle rooms, boats, and guides on paper

A guest house near Assi Ghat books rooms online and arranges boat rides and guides by phone. The final bill is put together from scraps.

How it works

How the work runs from Bengaluru for Varanasi.

  1. 01

    The audit, by call

    A screen-share and a look at the sheets, Tally reports and WhatsApp groups your team uses. No travel needed.

  2. 02

    A written proposal

    Scope, what we build first and the cost, agreed in writing before anything starts.

  3. 03

    Build in short rounds

    Working screens shared every few weeks. Your team tests them from your own office.

  4. 04

    Go-live, in person when it helps

    For data migration and training we can come to Varanasi. Travel is agreed in advance.

  5. 05

    Support online

    Fixes, changes and hosting handled remotely by the same team that built it.

Common questions

Questions Varanasi owners ask before they call.

Can a gaddidar track yarn and sarees with each weaver on software?

Yes. We build a weaver account for yarn and zari issued, sarees returned, and wages due, usable on a phone. It works alongside Tally, which keeps your accounts as they are.

Can a saree showroom share a proper catalogue instead of WhatsApp photos?

Yes. We build a catalogue with design codes, photos, and prices that you share as a link, and orders come back with the design code attached. It saves searching through old chats.

What happens in the free technology audit?

We look at the software, spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups your business runs on today and write down what works, what slows your team down and what is missing. A demo login, a screen-share or a few screenshots are enough to start. You get a report ordered by priority, and there is no obligation to hire us afterwards.

How much will the software cost?

We don’t publish a price, because it depends on what the system has to do. The audit settles the scope, and the cost goes into a written proposal before any work starts.

Talk to us

Tell us what your Varanasi business runs on today.

Send a short note on the spreadsheets, software or WhatsApp groups your team depends on. We reply the same working day.

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