Cirala Sico Saree

The sea sidetown of Chirala- from cheera meaning saree and la meaning possession is famous all over the world for its sarees and handlooms. As a centuries-old occupation of the Padmasali,Devanga and Pattusali communities, Chirala handlooms are so soft and feather light that they even inspired the Italian explorer Mark Polo to sing paeans on the skill of weavers who could weave a saree that could be folded in to a match box.