Pista Green and Maroon Tamil Alphabet Sungudi Cotton Saree
More in Sungudi Cotton$65.00
Stitched blouse included, size 36 or 40
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Color: Pista Green
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Dark Tamil letters scatter across the pista green body. A deep maroon border carries gold zari rudraksham roundels, held to be protective. Sungudi cotton saree in handloom cotton, crisp and cool to wear. Suited to temple visits, morning pujas and daytime celebrations.
- What's included
- Stitched blouse
- Weave
- sungudi cotton
- Sub-weave
- Tamil Alphabet
- Blouse
- Stitched, sizes 36 & 40
- Motif
- Tamil Script and Rudraksham
- Care
- Dry clean recommended - If washing at home hand wash separately in cold water with a mild detergent - Do not bleach or wring - Dry in shade away from direct sunlight - Iron on low heat and avoid the zari border
The craft
Sungudi Cotton
Sungudi takes its name from the small round dots that Saurashtrian dyers brought with them to Madurai when they settled there under the Nayak kings, tying grains of rice into the cloth so the knots resisted the dye and left a scatter of pale circles behind. The cotton underneath is as much the point as the pattern: woven fine and open for a city where the heat rarely lets up, soft enough to wear all day and to wash again and again. Madurai Sungudi now carries a geographical indication, which protects the name against screen printed imitations that copy the dots without the tying. The same cloth takes a hand carved block beautifully, which is how these sarees are printed.
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