KANDANGI
SAREES - ART & CULTURE
News:
Kandangi Sarees sale begins at Co Optex
showroom in Virudhunagar
What's
in the news?
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Tamil Nadu’s Kandangi sari, a premier
Chettinad weave, was recently granted the Geographical Status by the
Geographical Indications Registry.
Kandangi
Sarees:
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Kandangi Sarees are recognized by its thick, coarse cotton material which can
endure the roughest washes.
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These sarees have the characteristic
conventional checks and temple patterns for borders as well.
Area:
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Karaikudi is dry (owing to its tropical
climate) and in contrast, the Kandangi sarees exude brilliant colours like bright yellow, orange, red and a minimal
black in the traditional pattern of stripes or checks with broad borders woven
in coarse cotton.
GI
Tag:
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Tamil
Nadu
has got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Kandangi Sarees under
Sub-section (1) of Section 13 of Geographical Indications of Goods
(Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.