Chandigarh. Temple jewelery and Kosa silk sarees remain the first choice of women in the 14th Chandigarh National Crafts Fair. Sunday is the last day of the fair and you can also see it in Kalagram.
Poonam, a resident of Chandigarh, has been doing jewelery work for 25 years and has come to the fair with her special collection. He told that the demand for temple jewelery is highest here. We have every type of jewelery which you will get in big shops, but its prices are not the same. It is made from only 1 gram of gold polish. We get our jewelery made ourselves. Here, Matar Mala, Temple Set, Long Set, Earrings etc. are being liked more.
He said that today the price of gold has reached close to Rs 75 thousand per tola. This is beyond the reach of common people, but we are making jewelery that anyone can buy and wear. Apart from 1 gram gold polished jewellery, we also have a good range of Silver, Ethnic, AD etc. The price of temple set starts from Rs 3500 to Rs 12 thousand.
He said that today people like to wear gold less because keeping it safe is a challenge. It is also out of reach and most of the time the gold remains in the bank locker. That's why people are liking our jewelery and it is no less than the original. Apart from this, people are also liking garlands of Ruby, Emerald, Topaz, Sapphire etc.
Telangana sarees are also being liked:
30 year old Ashok has come to the craft fair from Telangana with a collection of ladies clothes. There is a lot of demand for their clothes. He said that we have sarees available in both silk and cotton. Its range starts from Rs 1000 and goes up to Rs 4000. He said that we have silk sarees like Kosa, Michelin, Chanderi, Duplin etc. Apart from this, there is also a collection of sarees in cotton.
If I talk about the most special saree then it is Kosa silk. It takes 1 to 1.5 months to weave it and then zari work is done on it. Its range starts from Rs 3500 and its rate is decided according to the design. He said that apart from this we also have a wide range of cotton suits and dupattas. People are liking this also. – Top News Bulletin Network
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