It's rare to find a whole village dedicated to one art, but
Thirubuvanam is just that.
Thirubuvanam was founded by the last of the
Cholas, the great King
Kulothunga III.
It has been a silk-weaving village for several centuries. Most of the silk saris weavers are originally hailed from the place
Saurashtra in
Gujarat , India.
To manufacture a single sari , it takes hardly 15 days to complete.On the other hand, the life for a single silk Saree is more than 30 years. That's the power of Hand-looms.
What sets
Thirubuvanam saris apart is the fact that they are made from
filature silk. The quality and sheen are legendary. Decorated with superb
zari work ( The
zari is nothing but gold coated pure silver thread ) , the saris come with both double and single borders.
Skilled weavers meld the border and body of the sari into a seamless flow.
Zari buttas decorate the body. These saris are so popular that the
Thirubuvanam Cooperative Silk Society( Thico Silks ) is one of the largest and famous silk shop in Tamil
Nadu, India.