A gorgeous #Gadwal, #100Sareepact the best and brightest one can get. This was the first saree husband bought for me, the first Diwali which came up just few days after our marriage. For some reason we landed at Rangachary's to buy sarees. I have never been happy about the service there, and so not a favourite. The Sowrashtra family shop was originally famous for the Madurai Sungudis they sell. The story of Sowrashtras in Tamil Nadu and Sungudis in another post when Sugudi comes up. Now about Gadwal, it is an old Samastanam that now falls under Telangana territory. Gadwal sarees mostly are, I don't know if it began that way - the body made up of fine cotton and border in silk with zari. It is cool to wear, and at the same time grand. Just a few days back one read about the tradition of Gadwal weavers spinning vastras for Tirupati Balaji. Their devotion, their penance like life during the period when they weave the vastram, chanting Gods name, is touching. Bow down to the weavers for the devotion as much as their craft. What else to go with a Gadwal, but kempus, both the ladies of Andhra, and now should I add Telangana, wear graciously.
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