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00:00Lotus silk sari, unveiling the secret of this luxurious fabric.
00:07You may have heard of many types of silk saris.
00:10Have you heard about this most expensive lotus silk sari?
00:13Do you know the specialty of this sari made from lotus flowers?
00:20Only in four countries, this lotus silk fabric is not available everywhere.
00:24It is made only in four countries worldwide, namely Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and India.
00:31Time to make a sari.
00:33This lotus silk is made from the stem of the lotus flower.
00:37It takes a year to make a single sari.
00:39This sari keeps us cool in summer and warm in winter.
00:45Silk from flower.
00:46The lotus stem is cut and thin sticky fibers are extracted to make silk threads, which
00:51are then dried.
00:53These threads must be made within 24 hours of cutting or they will break.
01:00Entire sari is handmade.
01:01Every day the stem is cut and silk thread is made.
01:04Then the sari is woven by hand with thread.
01:07Machines are not used to make this silk.
01:11Started in India in 2018, India's first lotus silk manufacturer is Vijay Shanti from Manipur.
01:18Vijay Shanti started making lotus silk in 2018.
01:25Lotus silk making is difficult.
01:27Lotus silk is one of the most expensive saris in the world.
01:30The manufacturing process is difficult.
01:32It takes two months to make one silk scarf.