Monday, June 07, 2010

Silk saree with 1330 couplets from a scripture

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Coimbatore: Silk handloom weavers in Coimbatore have woven a resplendent new Saree with 1,330 Thirukurals or couplets from holy scriptures in Tamil spun into the silk.

Buzz up!The Thirukurals were written by legendary Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar and reportedly date back to the 4th century AD.

"We have accommodated all the aspects of the holy Thirukkural (Tamil couplets) in this silk saree (drape). The length of this saree is 6 1/4 metres and breadth is 48" inches and it weighs 1 1/2 kilograms, " said Balasubramanian, a silk handloom weaver. Read More................Tamil silk saree with 1330 couplets from a scripture on display at Coimbatore

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