Textile Items in Chennai

Textile Items in Chennai

Chennai is the center of the various fascinating shopping destinations which allures the shoppaholics to visit this bustling city and get engrossed with a vigorous shopping spree. The Godown Street in Chennai was previously considered as the center of the textile business in South India and it is replete with various shops that specialize in excellent textile items. Due to constant emergence of glitzy shopping plazas, the conventional shops at Godown Street is facing a stiff competition but the shops still blooms with their own collection of fabulous textile garments and more particularly silk sarees.

Shopping in Chennai can be an intriguing experience for the tourist because Chennai is one of the major trade centers of south India. Chennai is a great place to shop for an interesting variety of items which primarily includes traditional bell metal items, bronze icons, and stone sculpture, as well as other crafts of the southern region predominantly at the local shops of Chennai. The city of Chennai is renowned for the beautiful Kancheepuram hand woven silk sarees. These sarees are legendary for their temple borders and rich zari (gold thread) pallavas. Intricate traditional motifs and vibrant colors with contrasting borders make these sarees stand out and have carved a distinct niche for itself amidst the rich variety of traditional Indian sarees.

Nalli is the oldest silk sari showroom in the city and it started its operation in 1928. The dazzling showroom is named after Chinnasami Chetty, the grandfather of Kuppuswami Chetty (one of the partners at present). With an annual turnover of Rs.220 crore, the organisation stands foremost in the silk trade today. Nalli owns 50 looms at Arni and also 10,000 silk handlooms are working for the organisation in various places like Kumbakonam and Salem. Chennai is renowned for its splendid silk sarees, handloom fabrics and leather goods.

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