Day 4, we went to Kanchipuram to have a look at their well known occupation, saree making. We learned several interesting facts about the occupation and we were amazed too. It takes a person 15 days to make a saree! They will only make 3 sarees in the same design, 2 sarees for other countries and 1 for their own shop. More than half of the total population of Kanchipuram is involved in doing this occupation. Even though the world is technologically advanced these days, they still do not use machines because they want to uphold the tradition. Children’s above 12 years old work in the morning and go for extra lessons in the night. We also went to a shop to buy saree’s and we noticed that the shopkeepers do not get frustrated; compared to Singapore!
- Karthik
- Vishnu
- Priya
- Kalaivanni
- Sharmilla
From the photos.. i can see those colourful silk sarees.. nice. I can guess that you guys bought sarees for mums and aunts to impress them! Did anyone buy Simran or Jothika or Taamana sarees for your mums to get more pocket money! If so...you all won Spore sweep. hahah.
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