TALES 》 Guntur Sarees

The finest spicy Grandmother's attire, nostalgic saree!

Each thread narrates of a story that weaves into a magical saree, red hot Guntur city lies on the south eastern side of Hyderabad in Guntur district of Indian, state of Andhra Pradesh. This city residents are referred as Gunturians, purest forms of the language can be heard here is Telugu(regional language), English and Hindi are widely spoken as well. One can see largest Asian market for red chillies here, this place is main producer and renowned globally for exporting of most varieties of Chillies and chilli powder from India to countries like USA, UK, Latin America, Middle East, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Korea. Majority of Indians a dish lacking in spice or without chillies is unfathomable. Andhra cuisine is famous for its extremely good dishes and the chilli responsible for this is the Guntur Sannam(Capsicum annuum)that's the secret behind Andra spicy dishes. If you are in Guntur, than one should not leave the city without tasting authentic super spicy Guntur’s famous "Red chilli biryani", I can say, taste buds on fire! Guntur is also famous for Gongura pickle (Roselle is a plant) the leaf is used for pickling, writing about food oh my goodness I go crazy, it's a never endling story, lets see now about saree.

Guntur sarees are known for finest cotton sarees, these sarees are worn by particularly in the coastal areas it's so simple and sober, which feels comfortable for everyday wearing. Main body of Guntur saree has single plain colors and patterns scattered here and there, with or without checks patterns and has small woven butis all over. These sarees are available in variety of bold colors such as burgundy wine maroon, blood red, ink black, prussian blue, basil green, copper shot maroon, pecan brown, watermelon pink, rani pink and so on. The border of the saree is neither too big nor too small, saree carries wonderful motifs such as sun motif, peacocks, swans, mangoes and fine thread-work borders. The pallu comprises of simple stripes or scattered butis, it's a superfine cotton, or one can say it's a dignified cotton. Guntur saree is less transparent and most loved by classical dancers. The Guntur saree is particularly worn by dancers and is one of the best sarees loved by grandmother's, since its super soft. One cannot say this particular saree is for today's youth or for elderly women, it all depends on how you drape the saree on a style with 'Essential Accessories'.

Fabric care

First step is to soak the saree for around 10-12 minutes in a bucket with warm water, add rock salt this will prevent the saree from ‘bleeding’ color.
Use only a mild detergent to wash a cotton saree.
Once the saree is washed, hang the saree to dry in a shaded area, just to avoid direct sunlight, prevention from color to fade.
If required as per the need, one can starch the saree.
Than iron them as per cotton fabric settings.

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