Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Kancheepuram Red Silk Saree, 20,400,000 INR

If the nine-yard wonder made your mum-in-law happy, just imagine what throes of pleasure would this throw her in…. A Kancheepuram Red Silk Saree measuring 486 metres, (featuring in Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s longest saree) exhibits motifs of Indian heritage & culture. Designed by Kerala based Seematti Textiles, the saree took 80 workers, 2 months & 18 days to complete and weighs a whopping 72 kgs! Think again if you were planning to wear it this Pooja!

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