World’s most expensive sari worth $75,000

NEW DELHI: The Chennai Silks, based in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, has woven the most expensive sari in the world.

The world record setting sari is worth $75,000 and it weighs around 8 kg. It is intricately embellished with more than 12 precious gem stones and metals, such as gold, diamond, emerald, ruby, platinum, silver, yellow sapphire, sapphire, cat's eye, topaz, pearl and coral.

The crafted masterpiece portrays the replica of the famous artwork 'Lady Musicians' by the great Indian painter Raja Ravi Verma.

The 11 painting series, woven on the sari, feature every small detail of the renowned women choir illustration, right from the curly hair of the ladies to the jewels they are wearing.

The sari took nearly seven months to make and was designed by around 30 handloom weavers.