Types of Sarees: The famous Kasavu saree from Kerala

Malayali women wear this beautiful saree during Onam or even during ir wedding. This tritional saree of Kerala has grabbed attention of entire nation owing to beautiful patterns and simplicity which embody true essence of Kerala. You will see many s of sarees all across nation but Kasavu Saree has something about it.

Gorgeous Kasavu Sarees from Kerala

tritional Kasavu saree originates in “Gods’ own country”, Kerala. materials used to make se sarees are tissue, cotton or even silk… silk is used to make saree look even shinier and d a regal touch to it. In some Kasavu Sarees, pallu has zari embroidery which elevates beauty of this tritional handloom saree. Kasavu saree dates back to Buddhist era. With time, this combination became very popular in Kerala. However, fabric style is also inspired by Graeco-Roman culture, called ‘Palmyrene'. Often golden and sometimes cream thre work is done on white ethnic fabric to intensify its tritional appeal. ways, thres of different colours are being used for embroidery to heighten oomph factor in this ethnic saree. Through paintings of famous Malayali painter, Raja Ravi Verma, importance of this saree became discernible. Many Malayali women wear saree as quasi Mundum neriyathum. Many Malayali women prefer printed Kasavu sarees as well. You must have heard about tritional dance form of Kerala, Mohini Attam? Kasavu saree is an integral part of this dance form.

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 A specific product is used to design zari bordering white cloth and this product is called Kasavu. When Kasavu is attached to mundu dhoti, whole thing is called Kasavu mundu. Manufacturers in three specific clusters of Kerala are granted GI tag by Government of India. Among three clusters each cluster is ted for specific kind of zari work and materials that y use such as Balaramapuram cluster, y use pure zari (Gold plated silver thre) and thre count ranges up to 120. Chendamangalam cluster is well-kwn for sarees and Mundus that are intricately woven with half fine zari, and thre-count ranging from 80 to 100. Besides sarees do t consist of too many motifs or patterns, y are quite simplistic. Kuthampully cluster is also well kwn for making appealing white sarees with zari borders but se sarees are nicely designed and come with a lot of patterns, jacquard borders having human figure motifs.

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