Silk Sarees
It is not everyday that you see a woman wearing a rich silk saree. The fabric has long been associated with expensive price tags. It is because, silk is no ordinary fabric. It is natural and is cultivated carefully. Naturally when voluminous silk sarees are weaved they command a fantastic price. Like cotton silk is extremely pure and natural. Indian and Chinese silks have travelled all over the world since centuries. The trading is still on and it has become smoother. It is more accessible to get silk sarees from either north or south India. The passages have become clearer. The fact that one can purchase a silk saree even online means, it has broken barriers to reach global markets.
Small towns like Kanjeevaram and Chamundi
Hills in south India have clothed many rich and middle class women with a variety of silk sarees. Each town has its peculiar reasons for creating special silk sarees. Right from sacred temple sarees to wedding ones all year round one can get them. In Kanjeevaram, in Tamil Nadu Kornard silk is the most familiar type to be weaved. It has typical colors like pure white with maroon borders, maroon with green borders and even unusual combinations of green, brown and blue. The Mysore silks from Karnataka have become popular even in other metros of India. Indian women living abroad also have carried their favourite Mysore silk sarees for nostalgic reasons. Close by the famed Chamundi Hills have their own story of silk culture.