49:
175:
thread. The pure mulberry silk and the Zari used in the making of
Kanchipuram saris comes from South India. To weave a Kanchipuram sari three shuttles are used. While the weaver works on the right side, his aide works on the left side shuttle. The border colour and design are usually quite different
197:
Saris are distinguished by their wide contrast borders. Temple borders, checks, stripes and floral (buttas) are traditional designs found on a
Kanchipuram saris. The patterns and designs in the kanchipuram saris were inspired with images and scriptures in South Indian temples or natural features
188:
line. In a genuine
Kanchipuram Silk Sari, body and border are woven separately and then interlocked together. The joint is woven so strongly that even if the saris tears, the border will not detach. That differentiates the kanchivaram silk saris from the others.
649:
389:
307:
180:(the hanging end of the sari) has to be woven in a different shade, it is first separately woven and then delicately joined to the Sari. The part where the body meets the
1539:
635:
152:. These saris are worn as bridal & special occasion saris by most women in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh. It has been recognized as a
163:
As of 2008, an estimated 5,000 families were involved in sari production. There are 25 silk and cotton yarn industries and 60 dyeing units in the region.
658:
607:
1544:
432:
399:
642:
363:
846:
920:
591:
564:
509:
448:
226:
Kanchipuram saris woven with heavy silk and gold cloth are considered to be special and are worn on occasions and festivities.
1399:
1170:
1524:
738:
477:
1534:
1303:
214:. Kanchipuram saris vary widely in cost depending upon the intricacy of work, colours, pattern, material used like
692:
1429:
867:
235:
337:
218:(gold thread) etc. The silk is also known for its quality and craftsmanship, which has helped earn its name.
1529:
779:
764:
708:
247:
239:
153:
40:
1549:
789:
677:
774:
554:
960:
912:
1434:
979:
748:
743:
243:
157:
1163:
1032:
1019:
995:
968:
718:
672:
612:
394:
1409:
1389:
1359:
723:
587:
560:
505:
452:
428:
422:
283:
1439:
1419:
1404:
1278:
1243:
825:
815:
805:
682:
1394:
1369:
1298:
1293:
1223:
830:
687:
203:
627:
48:
1519:
1493:
1273:
1253:
1228:
1218:
1080:
1040:
917:
862:
820:
784:
728:
288:
1513:
1331:
1288:
1283:
1195:
1187:
1156:
1118:
1115:
1056:
1003:
952:
810:
525:
481:
1498:
1336:
1268:
1064:
1059:
947:
944:
939:
886:
581:
499:
1477:
1414:
1364:
1346:
1323:
1313:
1248:
1233:
1200:
1126:
1072:
1051:
1011:
769:
273:
260:
207:
141:
89:
69:
17:
1467:
1462:
1449:
1424:
1374:
1354:
1210:
1024:
971:
904:
896:
733:
713:
278:
145:
93:
79:
1308:
1107:
1035:
976:
963:
936:
312:
451:. Kanchipuram Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2011. Archived from
1472:
1457:
1384:
1134:
891:
883:
211:
172:
1263:
1258:
1137:
1091:
1088:
1014:
264:
released in 2008 depicts the struggles of silk weavers in
Kanchipuram.
1238:
1129:
1083:
1043:
907:
899:
185:
553:
de Bruyn, Pippa; Keith Bain; David
Allardice; Shonar Joshi (2010).
1121:
1110:
1075:
1046:
1027:
1006:
998:
955:
364:"Government eases norms for gold-silver mix in Kanchipuram sarees"
341:
149:
103:
1179:
1067:
215:
198:
like leaves, birds and animals. These are saris with rich woven
137:
134:
121:
65:
62:
1152:
631:
539:
27:
Type of silk saree made in
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
1148:
1486:
1448:
1345:
1322:
1209:
1186:
1100:
988:
929:
876:
855:
839:
798:
757:
701:
665:
424:
Kanchipuram – Land of
Legends, Saints & Temples
117:
109:
99:
85:
75:
58:
34:
480:. Tamilnadu.com. 16 October 2012. Archived from
559:(4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing.
608:"GI tag: TN trails Karnataka with 18 products"
427:. New Delhi: Readworthy Publications (P) Ltd.
390:"GI tag: TN trails Karnataka with 18 products"
1164:
643:
8:
501:Encyclopaedia of tourism resources in India
1171:
1157:
1149:
650:
636:
628:
47:
31:
493:
491:
472:
470:
299:
1540:Geographical indications in Tamil Nadu
659:Geographical indications in Tamil Nadu
340:. Government of India. Archived from
7:
586:. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press.
332:
330:
250:officially since the year 2005-06.
25:
398:. 29 August 2010. Archived from
1545:Textile industry in Tamil Nadu
421:Rao, P.V.L. Narasimha (2008).
171:The saris are woven from pure
1:
847:Mahabalipuram Stone Sculpture
739:Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil
308:"Weaving through the threads"
583:Culture and customs of India
580:Henderson, Carol E. (2002).
449:"Industries in Kanchipuram"
370:. Chennai. 27 December 2011
242:for Kanchipuram saris. The
1566:
540:"Kanchipuram Sari designs"
504:. New Delhi: Kalpaz Pub.
498:Sajnani, Manohar (2001).
338:"Geographical indication"
46:
39:
868:Thirubuvanam Silk Sarees
724:Kovai Cora Cotton Sarees
236:Government of Tamil Nadu
780:Swamimalai Bronze Icons
765:Eathomozhy Tall Coconut
709:Alleppey Green Cardamom
528:. aboutkanchipuram.com.
248:Geographical indication
240:Geographical Indication
230:Geographical Indication
154:Geographical indication
41:Geographical indication
790:Virupakshi Hill Banana
678:Coimbatore Wet Grinder
184:is often denoted by a
176:from the body. If the
53:Kanchipuram silk saris
775:Sirumalai Hill Banana
202:showing paintings of
131:Kanchipuram silk sari
1525:Kanchipuram district
913:Palani Panchamirtham
526:"Kanchipuram sarees"
964:Kalamkari Paintings
749:Thanjavur Paintings
744:Thanjavur Art Plate
455:on 19 December 2012
246:recognized it as a
244:Government of India
158:Government of India
1535:Indian handicrafts
1020:Manapparai Murukku
719:East India Leather
673:Bhavani Jamakkalam
613:The Times of India
542:. 22 October 2016.
478:"Kanchipuram Sari"
402:on 3 November 2012
395:The Times of India
368:The Economic Times
254:In popular culture
1507:
1506:
1410:Mundum Neriyathum
1146:
1145:
1007:Panneer Thratchai
616:. 29 August 2013.
484:on 11 April 2013.
434:978-93-5018-104-1
344:on 26 August 2013
284:Navalgund Durries
127:
126:
16:(Redirected from
1557:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1150:
969:Narasinghapettai
826:Thanjavur Veenai
816:Nachiarkoil Lamp
806:Chettinad Kottan
683:Kanchipuram Silk
652:
645:
638:
629:
618:
617:
604:
598:
597:
577:
571:
570:
550:
544:
543:
536:
530:
529:
522:
516:
515:
495:
486:
485:
474:
465:
464:
462:
460:
445:
439:
438:
418:
412:
411:
409:
407:
386:
380:
379:
377:
375:
360:
354:
353:
351:
349:
334:
325:
324:
322:
320:
304:
51:
35:Kanchipuram silk
32:
21:
18:Kanchipuram Silk
1565:
1564:
1560:
1559:
1558:
1556:
1555:
1554:
1510:
1509:
1508:
1503:
1482:
1444:
1341:
1318:
1205:
1182:
1177:
1147:
1142:
1138:Panangkarupatti
1096:
984:
925:
872:
851:
835:
831:Toda Embroidery
794:
753:
697:
688:Madurai Sungudi
661:
656:
626:
621:
606:
605:
601:
594:
579:
578:
574:
567:
556:Frommer's India
552:
551:
547:
538:
537:
533:
524:
523:
519:
512:
497:
496:
489:
476:
475:
468:
458:
456:
447:
446:
442:
435:
420:
419:
415:
405:
403:
388:
387:
383:
373:
371:
362:
361:
357:
347:
345:
336:
335:
328:
318:
316:
306:
305:
301:
297:
270:
258:The Tamil film
256:
232:
224:
204:Raja Ravi Varma
195:
169:
54:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1563:
1561:
1553:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1530:Tamil clothing
1527:
1522:
1512:
1511:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1501:
1496:
1494:Sari diplomacy
1490:
1488:
1487:Related topics
1484:
1483:
1481:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1454:
1452:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1442:
1437:
1435:Uppada Jamdani
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1351:
1349:
1343:
1342:
1340:
1339:
1334:
1328:
1326:
1320:
1319:
1317:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1215:
1213:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1192:
1190:
1184:
1183:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1168:
1161:
1153:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1132:
1124:
1113:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1070:
1062:
1054:
1049:
1038:
1036:Stone Carvings
1030:
1022:
1017:
1009:
1001:
992:
990:
986:
985:
983:
982:
974:
966:
958:
950:
942:
933:
931:
927:
926:
924:
923:
918:Srivilliputhur
915:
910:
908:Kadalai Mittai
902:
894:
892:Kandangi Saree
889:
880:
878:
874:
873:
871:
870:
865:
863:Erode Turmeric
859:
857:
853:
852:
850:
849:
843:
841:
837:
836:
834:
833:
828:
823:
821:Pattamadai Mat
818:
813:
808:
802:
800:
796:
795:
793:
792:
787:
785:Thanjavur Doll
782:
777:
772:
767:
761:
759:
755:
754:
752:
751:
746:
741:
736:
734:Salem Venpattu
731:
729:Malabar Pepper
726:
721:
716:
711:
705:
703:
699:
698:
696:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
669:
667:
663:
662:
657:
655:
654:
647:
640:
632:
625:
624:External links
622:
620:
619:
599:
592:
572:
565:
545:
531:
517:
510:
487:
466:
440:
433:
413:
381:
355:
326:
298:
296:
293:
292:
291:
289:Tissue (cloth)
286:
281:
276:
269:
266:
255:
252:
231:
228:
223:
220:
194:
191:
168:
165:
160:in 2005–2006.
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
87:
83:
82:
77:
73:
72:
60:
56:
55:
52:
44:
43:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1562:
1551:
1550:Silk in India
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1485:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1451:
1447:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1348:
1344:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1325:
1321:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1216:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1174:
1169:
1167:
1162:
1160:
1155:
1154:
1151:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1099:
1093:
1092:Spiny Brinjal
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1057:Ramnathapuram
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
994:
993:
991:
987:
981:
978:
975:
973:
970:
967:
965:
962:
959:
957:
954:
953:Kanniyakumari
951:
949:
946:
943:
941:
938:
935:
934:
932:
928:
922:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
903:
901:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
882:
881:
879:
875:
869:
866:
864:
861:
860:
858:
854:
848:
845:
844:
842:
838:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
811:Madurai Malli
809:
807:
804:
803:
801:
797:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
762:
760:
756:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
706:
704:
700:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
670:
668:
664:
660:
653:
648:
646:
641:
639:
634:
633:
630:
623:
615:
614:
609:
603:
600:
595:
593:9780313305139
589:
585:
584:
576:
573:
568:
566:9780470556108
562:
558:
557:
549:
546:
541:
535:
532:
527:
521:
518:
513:
511:9788178350189
507:
503:
502:
494:
492:
488:
483:
479:
473:
471:
467:
454:
450:
444:
441:
436:
430:
426:
425:
417:
414:
401:
397:
396:
391:
385:
382:
369:
365:
359:
356:
343:
339:
333:
331:
327:
315:
314:
309:
303:
300:
294:
290:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
275:
272:
271:
267:
265:
263:
262:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
234:In 2005, the
229:
227:
221:
219:
217:
213:
209:
206:and epics of
205:
201:
192:
190:
187:
183:
179:
174:
173:mulberry silk
166:
164:
161:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
136:
133:is a type of
132:
123:
120:
116:
112:
108:
105:
102:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
50:
45:
42:
38:
33:
30:
19:
1499:Wedding sari
1430:Thirubuvanam
1379:
1130:Matti Banana
1084:Rattan Craft
1060:Mundu Chilli
948:Wood Carving
945:Kallakurichi
940:Wood Carving
900:Malai Poondu
693:Salem Fabric
611:
602:
582:
575:
555:
548:
534:
520:
500:
482:the original
457:. Retrieved
453:the original
443:
423:
416:
404:. Retrieved
400:the original
393:
384:
372:. Retrieved
367:
358:
346:. Retrieved
342:the original
317:. Retrieved
311:
302:
259:
257:
238:applied for
233:
225:
222:Significance
199:
196:
181:
177:
170:
162:
140:made in the
130:
128:
29:
1440:Venkatagiri
1420:Pochampally
1405:Molakalmuru
1400:Mangalagiri
1390:Kuthampully
1380:Kanchipuram
1279:Murshidabad
1244:Dhaniakhali
1127:Kanyakumari
1073:Sholavandan
1052:Ooty Varkey
1012:Manamadurai
980:Netti Works
770:Nilgiri tea
274:Mysore silk
261:Kanchivaram
208:Mahabharata
142:Kanchipuram
90:Kanchipuram
70:Kanchipuram
59:Description
1514:Categories
1468:Kota Doria
1370:Gollabhama
1360:Coimbatore
1299:Shantipuri
1294:Sambalpuri
1224:Berhampuri
1108:Chedibutta
1025:Marthandam
972:Nagaswaram
905:Kovilpatti
897:Kodaikanal
714:Arani Silk
295:References
279:Ilkal sari
146:Tamil Nadu
144:region in
110:Registered
94:Tamil Nadu
80:Handicraft
68:weaved in
1254:Habaspuri
1229:Bhagalpur
1219:Baluchari
977:Thanjavur
937:Arumbavur
313:The Hindu
113:2005–2006
1473:Paithani
1458:Bandhani
1385:Kandangi
1332:Banarasi
1289:Rajshahi
1284:Pasapali
1196:Chanderi
1135:Udangudi
1081:Thaikkal
1076:Vetrilai
999:Vetrilai
961:Karuppur
884:Dindigul
268:See also
212:Ramayana
118:Material
1395:Madurai
1304:Tangail
1274:Mekhela
1264:Khandua
1259:Jamdani
1188:Central
1101:2023-24
1089:Vellore
1041:Negamam
1015:Pottery
996:Authoor
989:2022-23
930:2020-21
921:Palkova
877:2019-20
856:2018-19
840:2017-18
799:2012-13
758:2008-09
702:2007-08
666:2005-06
459:26 June
348:28 June
319:7 March
167:Weaving
156:by the
100:Country
1478:Patola
1415:Mysore
1365:Gadwal
1314:Tussar
1269:Korial
1239:Dhakai
1234:Bomkai
1116:Jaderi
1044:Cotton
1033:Myladi
1004:Cumbum
590:
563:
508:
431:
406:15 May
374:14 May
200:mundhi
193:Design
186:zigzag
182:mundhi
178:mundhi
1520:Saris
1463:Kasta
1425:Salem
1375:Ilkal
1355:Arani
1347:South
1337:Shalu
1324:North
1249:Garad
1122:katti
1111:Saree
1065:Salem
1047:Saree
1028:Honey
956:Clove
887:Locks
150:India
104:India
66:saris
1450:West
1309:Tant
1211:East
1201:Kosa
1180:Sari
1119:Nama
1068:Sago
588:ISBN
561:ISBN
506:ISBN
461:2012
429:ISBN
408:2012
376:2012
350:2015
321:2015
216:zari
210:and
138:sari
135:silk
129:The
122:Silk
86:Area
76:Type
63:Silk
1516::
610:.
490:^
469:^
392:.
366:.
329:^
310:.
148:,
92:,
1172:e
1165:t
1158:v
651:e
644:t
637:v
596:.
569:.
514:.
463:.
437:.
410:.
378:.
352:.
323:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
