Kurainadu and Kodambakkam Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Kurainadu and Kodambakkam saris made in a cotton and silk mixture, often with a cotton body and a mixed silk and cotton border. The saris have broad borders and pallus, and the designs are geometric or floral. Some typical motifs are rudraaksham/big seed, flowers, chalangai/bells, vanki/armlet, panirchombu/rose-water pot, and metti/toe ring. A variety of checks are also used as designs.