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2. Nalli (wardrobe store) - Wikipedia

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   Nalli was established in T. Nagar in 1928 by Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti, a weaver who belonged to the Padmasali community. [1] Chinnasamy Chetti was a famous weaver of Kanchipuram sarees who had been weaving silk sarees since 1900 and gifted a Kanchipuram saree, the Durbar Pet, as a souvenir to George V during his visit to India in 1911.

3. Kovai Cora cotton - Wikipedia

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   The cotton sarees produced through power-looms cost ₹ 400 (US$4.60) to ₹ 600 (US$6.90) compared to hand woven sarees which cost between ₹ 900 (US$10) and ₹ 1,200 (US$14) per saree. [9] High excise duty on yarn used by the hand-looms leading to higher production costs and greater efficiency of power-looms have contributed to the fall in ...

4. Pothys - Wikipedia

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   Pothys (stylised as POTHYS) was established in 1923 [2] [3] [4] [1] by K. V. Pothy Moopanar under the name Pothy Moopanar to sell cotton sarees and dhotis woven on his own loom. [5] K.V. Pothy Moopanar born in Srivilliputhur belongs to a heritage family of Weavers.

5. Shantipur Handloom Industry - Wikipedia

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   This saree is woven using Dhaka-Tangail style combination of Shantipuri tant (loom) saree using cotton yarn (100 count), silk yarn of various counts (14/16-20/22 denier), tussar yarn and also synthetic filament yarn. Tangail sarees produced in Phulia are famous for the fineness of hand-woven booties and fabric. [4]

6. The Chennai Silks - Wikipedia

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   In 2007, a Guinness world record - "most expensive silk saree" was created by Chennai Silks. [5] It was worth about $100,021; £50,679 (worth ₹41 lakhs) and features reproductions of 11 famous paintings by the Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma. The main image is a reproduction of Raja Ravi Varma's Galaxy of Musicians. It took around 4760 hours to ...

7. Mysore silk - Wikipedia

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   These threads are used to produce various silk products among which Mysore silk saree is the most popular. Since the saree zari contains 65% pure silver and 0.65% of gold, it is also one of the most expensive silk saree in India. [ 10 ]