Did you know the Ravi Verma painting saree is the world’s most expensive saree priced at Rs. 59,77,000? Current Value. Rs. 40 lakh ($100,000).Value in 2008
Acknowledged by Guinness Book of World Record as ‘the world’s most expensive sari’
The main image is a reproduction of Varma’s famous ‘Galaxy of Musicians’ Took a total of 4760 man-hours to produce List of ingredients:
1. Gold 59 gms 700 milli grams
2. Diamond 3 carats 913 cents
3. Platinum 120 milli grams
4. Silver – 5grams
5. Ruby 2 carat 985 cent
6. Emerald 55 cent
7. Yellow sapphire – 3 cent
8. Sapphire – 5 carat
9. Cat eye-14 cent
10. Topaz -10 cent
11. Pearl-2 gms
12. Coral-400 milligrams
Weaving the saree was not an easy task. It took 36 skilled weavers and almost a year and half to complete it. The brocade features 10 different designs conceived from 64 combinations of colors. The border is flanked by precious nagasu ornaments. The saree is also the world's first to require 7440 Jacquard hooks to complete The intricate design shows a group of female musicians, with real precious stones on each figure as in the original painting. Ten more of Varma"a painting are portrayed in the border around the saree as well. Raja Ravi Varma's painting "Hamsa Damyanti" is inspired in this Pure silk saree available with www.craftsvilla.com/muhenera.
Its hand painted on Pure bishnupur Silk and takes 5 weeks to paint . Its not studded with Jewels or has precious weaving threads but is light weight unlike the 8kg world's most expensive saree and is as light weight on the pocket too. To make this yours click http://www.muhenera.com/apparels/sarees/hand-painted-sarees.html and feel like a princess.
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