Traditional silk saree weavers of Kancheepuram

Photo documentary of Kancheepuram silk saree weavers in Tamil Nadu. EPS / Ashwin Prasath 

Silk threads dyed and left to dry in the sun. EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

Photo documentary of Kancheepuram silk saree weavers in Tamil Nadu. EPS / Ashwin Prasath

A weaver at work looks at the camera. | EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

A weaver at work adding coloured threads to the plain white threads. | EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

A weaver at work adding coloured threads to the plain white threads. | EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

A weaver at work weaving yellow and pink silk threads to turn it into a beautiful Kanchi silk saree. | EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

A weaver at work. | EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

Silk threads dyed and left to dry in the sun. EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

Silk threads dyed and left to dry in the sun. EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

Silk threads ready to be weaved into Kanchi silk saree. |EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

Silk threads ready to be weaved into Kanchi silk saree. |EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

A weaver at work weaving yellow silk threads to turn it into a beautiful Kanchi silk saree. | EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

A weaver at work weaving silk threads to turn it into a beautiful Kanchi silk saree. | EPS/ Ashwin Prasath

A shopkeeper displays variety of Kancheepuram silk sarees. | EPS/ Ashwin Prasath