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Mysore sarees – A fabric of grandeur gifted by the royal family
Mysore renamed Mysuru, once served as the capital city of the Mysore Kingdom for nearly six centuries, from 1399 until 1947. Ruled by the Wodeyar dynasty, patrons of art and culture, Mysore is noted for its palaces, including the Mysore Palace, and for the festivities that take place during the Dasara festival. The traditional Mysore Silk saree is regal in appearance and inspiring in its unchallenged position of pride. Once meant exclusively for the royal family, it is now for the masses also.
Despite numerous other saree varieties flooding the market, neither has its demand reduced nor its appeal diminished for the undimmed finery and exquisite workmanship that are its hallmarks of excellence continue to remain as they always were.
Read More >>Mysore silk sarees are further enhanced with the use of kasuti embroidery, thickly woven pallus and colour experiments.
Kasuti work involves embroidering intricate patterns like chariot, lamps and conch shells on the fabrics. The patterns are stitched with different varieties of stitches to obtain the desired pattern. Kasuti is a traditional form of embroidery practiced in Karnataka, India. Kasuti work is very intricate and sometimes involves putting a large number of stitches by hand on traditional silk sarees.
The age of the internet allows you to narrow down your searches so that you save a lot in time and energy. Query with ‘looking for pure Mysore silk printed sarees of green colour in Chennai’ online and you will get a number of results. Choose the one nearest to you and make a start.
Alternatively if the saree is important and not the city you buy it from, go to a good online website that sells pure Mysore silk sarees online where you get to see variety through images, with prices so that you can buy exactly what you want and have it delivered to your doorstep. One such reputed site is Unnati Silks, a name in handlooms that has been associated with handloom sarees since 1980.
When I am searching for Mysore Silk sarees in various colours with differing rates online, comparing them with the cost of plain original Mysore silk sarees in the shops near me, helps when online shopping to come to a decision.
Also if I need matching blouses for the sarees I select, checking for cost of original blouses and blouse neck designs for Mysore silk sarees helps when I have to decide to place the order to have them delivered home.