TALES 》 Narayanpet Sarees

The Gods, Goddesses and Narayanpet sarees

This Beautiful small little town is renowned for exclusive splendid handloom silk and cotton sarees, Narayanpet in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana state, India. Primary source of income for people here is from weaving sarees. This charming place is extremely hot in summer and cold in winter. Since it's a business hub for sarees people known many regional languages such as Telugu, Kannada, Urdu, Marathi and of course English as well. Narayanpet sarees is known for its durability, affordability and lower maintainance. In this modern age of Indo-western twist and fast fashion outfits, Narayapet saree still remains classy.
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Narayanpet carries such elegance and sophistication in sarees, these sarees are available in two mediums, such as rich silk and earthy cotton sarees, well known for gold work, cotton sarees carries mostly plain, may also use coloured checks on the body. One can see traditional motifs and rich designs come alive as bright gold borders adorn the rich tapestry of colours. Artisans in this area are dominantly Maharashtrians and hence an influence of their culture can be seen in the designs. Masterweaver tells, it takes nearly two to three days to weave one exquisite handloom saree. Borders and pallus of Narayanpet sarees are very traditional. Narayanpet handloom sarees are traditionally woven in the interlocked-weft technique.

The color palette:
Narayanpet sarees always come with contrasting borders, one can see the influence of the temple is so strong, hence the temple style border is a characteristic feature on almost all the sarees woven here. The colors brighten up the mood, mind blowing shades such as the classy black and mustard, canny yellow and emerald green, forest green pairing with maroon, bright red leaf green zari border, pearl cream and green, kumkum red and turmeric yellow, mehandi green with stunning purple, royal blue with cherry pink, classy black with sky blue, standout black with magenta, parrot green with ruby red, mustard with deep maroon, outstanding grey and black, purple with sea blue, my favorite pink with black, bright orange with fuchsia, sea blue with parrot green, haha my eyes are going crazy seeing these wonderful color combinations!

Even today, wearing a Narayanpet Saree is considered auspicious, and offering of the same is meant for the Goddess. Every traditional occasions one offers these saree to gods, which may have temple motifs, small zari designs also feature on the borders. Usually they prefer shades of red, green offering to one’s holy deities and black is considered as inauspicious, heard by locals here, younger generation have left Narayanpet to pursue their fortunes elsewhere.

Narayanpet sarees are very lightweight and sometimes the borders are also ornamented with small zari designs. One can see cotton saree, which are presentable and preferred for daily casual use by college professors, teachers, corporate women entrepreneurs, and one can even wear them for college parties, event functions, festivals and so on.

Fabric care for Narayanpet silk sarees
Check out for specific care instructions on the garment once you purchase and follow the instructions carefully, it addition to it, here are certain guidelines

First few washes its recommended to give for a dry clean
Never try to wring or twist the silk fabric
If washing these saree at home, do a gentle wash in cold water using mild detergent and never brush the saree
Dry the saree in shade to prevent the color from fading
Iron the silk fabric in medium-low

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