Visiting the Sari Shop

As part of the preparations for the jubilee, the girls decided that Holly and I needed to wear traditional clothes. So we solicited the help of two teachers at the school to take us shopping. Bindhu and Deepa took us to the Family Wedding Center on the main street to make our purchases.



Holly went first. She was robed and outfitted for a beautiful sari by our friends and the shop assistants.


I went next. In search of a churidur (trouser and top outfit) that was long enough for a 5'10" person to wear, and the shop assistants piled one outfit after another until I stood in a sea of choices.


By the time they were finished with me I was a hot mess.


But the shopping didn't end there. Next we were off to a jewelry shop to purchase a necklace, earrings, bangles, and a ring to match our outfits.


After stopping for a cup of hot tea in the market, we visited the home of a lovely woman, Sindu, who runs a sewing business in her house. She measured Holly to make the choli blouse for her outfit. The children of the house attend the Auxillium school and we later learned that many parents take fabric for the school uniforms for her to make. That would be approximately 1600 uniforms...


Sindu, with her sister, brother in law, children and niece and nephew.