$100,000 Bejeweled Sari
Chennai Silks Handmade
The world's most luxurious silk sari by Chennai Silks will enter the Guinness Record Book. The traditional Indian women's garment is embedded with 12 precious stones and a lovely imitation of 11 paintings by famed Indian artist,Raja Ravi Verma, making this sari a one-off. Diamonds, gold, platinum, silver, ruby, emerald, yellow sapphire, cat's eye, topaz and coral are woven by hand. Almost 5,000 hours of handwork went into making this sari.
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