Million dollar Silk Sari!!!! Enjoy!!!

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Posted: 16 years ago
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What A Saree!!


How often have you come across a Rs. 40 lakh ($100,000) silk saree?
Chennai Silks, a textile unit has come up with one of its kind and it is seeking an unmistakable entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most unique and expensive saree.

The exceptionally stunning saree is meticulously woven with 12 precious stones and metals to depict 11 of Raja Ravi Verma's popular paintings.
Explicitly projected is 'Lady Musicians', one of the painter's very famous works that displays women belonging to diverse cultural backgrounds.

Besides, the border of the saree pictures 10 other paintings of the artist that pays tribute to 20th century artist.

The best part of the saree being that the women in the paintings are intricately hand-woven and beautified with jewels of gold, diamond, platinum, silver, ruby, emerald, yellow sapphire, sapphire,
cat's eye, topaz, pearl and corals.

Already in the Limca Book of Records, this 40 lakh saree will be the first silk saree that required the use of 7,440 jacquard hooks and 66,794 cards during the weaving process. Moreover, a group of consummate workers took nearly 4,680 hours
I don't see the work nor the cost of the sari.....but....but...thinking..... how lucky was that model to wear such an expensive sari!!!!😳😆


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Posted: 16 years ago
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oh thanks dear Vijaya 😳 for the info 😃


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Posted: 16 years ago
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Oh yes, I have seen this sari before....my friend sent its pic last year in an email, and I sent it to Sheriff Bhai who posted it on this forum. 😆
Great sari I must say.....actually its not just a sari, its a work of ART....a masterpiece which will be kept in a museum and not worn. 👏 👏
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Thank You Very Much For Sharing With Us Di . WOw Kya Sari Hai .
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: pallavi25

Oh yes, I have seen this sari before....my friend sent its pic last year in an email, and I sent it to Sheriff Bhai who posted it on this forum. 😆
Great sari I must say.....actually its not just a sari, its a work of ART....a masterpiece which will be kept in a museum and not worn. 👏 👏

Really?
I'm late😕 but better than never😳
I really liked it..As you said it should be in a museum. But even in museum it won't last forever. So, why not wear and enjoy😛
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Nice saree, I am having same kind of silk saree, only difference is silk zari work, no stones ,etc. and in pallu is with the picture little krishna & yashoda, the saree worth Rs 15000, i bought it from bangalore.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: ashwini_k

Nice saree, I am having same kind of silk saree, only difference is silk zari work, no stones ,etc. and in pallu is with the picture little krishna & yashoda, the saree worth Rs 15000, i bought it from bangalore.

cool.
I have seen with krishna, rasaleela, too.
I have seen Rs.1,00,000 sari but not $100,000 sari😆
I'll try in next visit to India😆
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: vallanki



Really?

I'm late😕but better than never😳

I really liked it..As you said it should be in a museum. But even in museum it won'tlast forever. So, why not wear and enjoy😛



Yeah, I think I still have that email somewhere.
I would be afraid to wear a sari like that, I might get kidnapped alongwith the sari 😆

Frankly speaking I dont like to wear saris nowadays, I prefer salwars, but I admire the artistry and workmanship in ethnic saris.
Baluchari and Kantha stitch saris from Bengal have beautiful pictures from Ramayana, Mahabharat and other mythological stories stitched into their silk pallus and borders, they cost between 10,000 and 20,000 Rs. and I love to buy them and look at them but not wear them. 😆 😆
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: pallavi25



Yeah, I think I still have that email somewhere.
I would be afraid to wear a sari like that, I might get kidnapped alongwith the sari 😆

Frankly speaking I dont like to wear saris nowadays, I prefer salwars, but I admire the artistry and workmanship in ethnic saris.
Baluchari and Kantha stitch saris from Bengal have beautiful pictures from Ramayana, Mahabharat and other mythological stories stitched into their silk pallus and borders, they cost between 10,000 and 20,000 Rs. and I love to buy them and look at them but not wear them. 😆 😆

Naa ..they leave you go with sari..😆 U come for sharing the sari😆
I know even south cotton/silk saris has the same tradition of having some pictures.
They are really costly for the work done on it. worth it.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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nice sari!! i am quite small for saris but its actually nice
specially because it has precious stones
nice and expensive...way to go

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