A saree is the other name of glamour and
ethnicity. Handloom saris are available in cotton, silk, crepe,
chiffon, georgette and satin with beautiful work engraved on it. From
fine embroidery to bold prints and zari or brocade work, saris are
designed for graceful look.The
most famous sarees of south India, the Kanjeevaram sarees are made in
the temple town Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu. This town is also known as
‘Silk City’ due to its main profession of weaving silk sarees. The
traditional kanjivaram sarees have a richly worked upon pallu and border
in golden thread with lighter designs in the inner body of the saree. Chandelier is a historical town of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is a
renowned center for the famous hand-woven Chanderi sarees. The light
weight Chanderi sari has a sheer texture and glossy transparency. These
cotton sarees are best as summer wear.
Baluchari Sarees
This saree from Murshidabad district of West Bengal is usually a five yards saree and is 42” wide in bright colors like flame red, purple and occasionally in deep blue. These sarees are made of silk and woven on looms. These are about 200 year old. The sarees look similar to Banarasi sarees. There is only one difference between the two sarees, Baluchari sarees use only silk threads and Banarasi sarees do use zari threads.