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Visakhapatnam: Rally held with 1,000 feet long handloom saree
Visakhapatnam: With an aim to promote Indian culture, tradition and importance of saree for future generations, CMR Group and the Spirit of Vizag Society organised a Handloom Saree Walk here on Sunday at Beach road.
Also marking National Handloom Day, a walk of 3 kilometres from Vishwa Priya function hall to YMCA was held on the occasion.
Around 15,000 women took part in the saree walk. The special attraction of the programme was that a 1,000 feet long handloom saree was exhibited during the walk. The CMR spent Rs 6 lakh for the saree to encourage handloom workers.