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Banarasi for Non-Wedding Celebrations: Annivers...
Somewhere along the way, the Banarasi got typecast as “the wedding saree,” pulled out for the big day and then folded away for years. It is a shame, because a...
Banarasi for Non-Wedding Celebrations: Annivers...
Somewhere along the way, the Banarasi got typecast as “the wedding saree,” pulled out for the big day and then folded away for years. It is a shame, because a...
The Real Cost of a Cheap “Banarasi”: Why Bargai...
We have all seen the advertisements. “Pure Banarasi saree, only Rs 999.” It is tempting, and it is almost always too good to be true. The difference between a real...
The Real Cost of a Cheap “Banarasi”: Why Bargai...
We have all seen the advertisements. “Pure Banarasi saree, only Rs 999.” It is tempting, and it is almost always too good to be true. The difference between a real...
A Beginner’s First Banarasi: What to Buy If You...
Buying your first Banarasi saree is a small milestone. Maybe you have admired them on your mother or grandmother for years, maybe you have just started building a saree wardrobe...
A Beginner’s First Banarasi: What to Buy If You...
Buying your first Banarasi saree is a small milestone. Maybe you have admired them on your mother or grandmother for years, maybe you have just started building a saree wardrobe...
Dressing for Sawan Somvar: Simple, Graceful Ban...
The Mondays of Sawan carry a special devotion. Across the country, and certainly here in Varanasi, women dress with care for their Sawan Somvar temple visits, and the dressing itself...
Dressing for Sawan Somvar: Simple, Graceful Ban...
The Mondays of Sawan carry a special devotion. Across the country, and certainly here in Varanasi, women dress with care for their Sawan Somvar temple visits, and the dressing itself...
Rakhi Saree Guide: What to Wear (and What to Gi...
Raksha Bandhan has a warmth to it that other festivals do not quite match. It is smaller, more intimate, and mostly family, and that shapes what you wear. You want...
Rakhi Saree Guide: What to Wear (and What to Gi...
Raksha Bandhan has a warmth to it that other festivals do not quite match. It is smaller, more intimate, and mostly family, and that shapes what you wear. You want...
What to Wear for Sawan and Hariyali Teej: The G...
When Sawan arrives, and the first real rain greets the whole city, the festivals arrive with it. Hariyali Teej is the heart of the season, and if you have ever...
What to Wear for Sawan and Hariyali Teej: The G...
When Sawan arrives, and the first real rain greets the whole city, the festivals arrive with it. Hariyali Teej is the heart of the season, and if you have ever...