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Kanchipuram is a pleasant rural town.
The
people are villagers. Generally they are not aware of their own
great town. Visitor is always a respectable guest to them.
They are usually very kind to visitors. Appearances can be deceiving.
Sometimes you may find a man dressed in the simplest South Indian dhoti and shirt, riding down the
road on a bicycle, but never be sure regarding his wealth.
Most of the city's millionaires lead that kind of a life. They are very down to
earth personality but some of them are making habit of leading a luxurious
life. A car is not so necessary
for the veterans of the city's centuries-old silk industry. Inside the
not-so-impressive house you see on a side street, you might find a bunch
of handlooms running round the clock, earning up to a few hundred rupees
every hour. Still, the bicyclist millionaire has all the time on earth when a visitor
stops him and asks for directions and suggestions. As it goes with any part of rural India, women
can be quite shy and
may not appreciate a stranger stopping them to ask for directions or any
form of help, especially if the stranger is not a woman. Avoid them. Don't get
unnerved if they neglect you. It's not
that they hate you. That is their nature to shy.
Language
They do prefer English
or Tamil. You find many of the people speaking Hindi.
Weather
Throughout the year it is the
same heat ranging between 28 C and 39 C. Rain occasionally.
Silk Sarees
About
75% of Kanchipuram's population is dependent on the Silk Saree industry. The Kanchipuram Silk Saree is hand-woven with dyed silk yarn with interleaved
designs made with 'Jari'. Jari is a Silk thread twisted with a thin Silver wire
and then gilded with pure Gold. The silk thread used for weaving
Kanchipuram Sarees is made up of three single threads twisted together. The Kanchipuram
Saree is a fine piece of art.
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