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Balaramapuram handloom set mundu — the two-piece Kerala garment of mundu and neriyathu
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How to Drape a Kerala Saree (Mundum Neriyathum Style)

There are two Kerala drapes, and most guides confuse them. The first is the mundum neriyathum — the true, two-piece Kerala drape. Two separate...
Post by Dinu Roy
Jul 14 2026
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Balaramapuram handloom Kerala cotton saree with a silver zari kasavu border
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Kasavu and Set Mundu: Kerala's Cream-and-Gold, Explained

Kasavu is not a garment. It is the gold. That one sentence clears up most of the confusion. Kasavu is the zari border —...
Post by Dinu Roy
Jul 13 2026
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