Mangalagiri is a town in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, India. The town is popular not only for its temple but also for its elegant cotton sarees and dress materials. Mangalgiri sarees are simple cotton handloom sarees with broad borders woven with gold or silver threads. These sarees have dense weaves in exotic colors. Traditional Nizam designs are exclusively used in pure Mangalagiri cotton saris. Various motifs like leaf, mango, parrot, gold coin, and rekhu adorn south pure cotton saree. Today trend has been updated in such a way that printing work and embroidery designs are introduced on Mangalagiri cotton sari.
Mangalagiri sarees are famous for their unique borders and elegance. It comes in plain colors, stripes, and checks with zari and thread borders. The Zari border is usually referred to as the "Nizam Zari Border". In recent times the concept of "missing checks" has been introduced in the Mangalagiri weave. Mangalgiri sarees are famous for their guaranteed color, which stays strong for a long time.
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