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Craft & Tradition · Tamil Nadu
Heavy mulberry-silk sarees with contrasting borders and pallus, woven in the temple town of Kanchipuram.
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Kanchipuram's weaving communities have produced silk sarees for temple and wedding use for generations; the sarees carry a geographical-indication tag.
Weavers interlock separately woven borders and body on traditional looms and use real zari, so the contrasting border stays firmly joined even after years of wear.
Heavy mulberry-silk sarees with contrasting borders and pallus, woven in the temple town of Kanchipuram.
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