Can a saree really cost more than a Mercedes car and this is not a film or ramp thing, but the truth of real life. Especially when it comes to a precious saree woven by hand with each thread. Many news and videos are going viral on the internet about the ‘world’s most expensive saree’, but many of them are wrong, some have been exaggerated and some old truths have been forgotten.

First of all, the rumor of Nita Ambani worth Rs 40 crores.

You might have read or heard on social media that Nita Ambani wore a saree worth Rs 40 crore. This claim is completely wrong. Actually this rumor started from an old and wrong news, where it was said that she wore a saree worth Rs 40 lakh, at some places it was written as Rs 40 crore, which was a typo or a lie. There is no official confirmation of this, no photo evidence, nor any company or designer has confirmed it. Many blogs, Instagram reels and WhatsApp forwards are spreading this as true, but it is just a rumour. Nita Ambani did not wear the world’s most expensive saree ‘Marriage Pattu’.

So which is the most expensive saree in the real world?

This honor goes to the Kanchipuram silk saree named Vivaah Pattu, which was made by Chennai Silks Company. It has got the status of the world’s most expensive silk saree in the Guinness World Records. It was sold on January 5, 2008 for Rs 39,31,627 (approximately Rs 39.32 lakh). At that time this price was equal to about 1 lakh US dollars. Even in today’s terms, this amount is huge. The price of a luxury Mercedes car (like the base model of Mercedes E-Class or S-Class) can be less or equal to this.

What makes this saree so special and expensive?

This saree is not expensive just because of gold and diamonds. Its real magic is the combination of art, hard work and Indian culture. 11 famous paintings of Raja Ravi Varma have been woven on the pallu, especially the painting in the middle of ‘Galaxy of Musicians’, which is also called ‘Galaxy of Musicians’. In this, women from different states of India are shown. Each in their traditional clothes, playing different instruments. As:

1. veena player from kerala


2. tabla wali of north india


3. sarangi wali of west india


4. With Tanpura, Sitar, Dholak etc.

These women are not princesses or goddesses but common women of India, who show the diversity of music and culture of the entire country. Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Punjabi all together. More than wearing a saree, it is a living cultural map, which is woven in silk threads.

How much effort did it take to make it?

• 4,760 hours of physical labor (ie approximately 198 days if working 24 hours a day)


• Team of 36 skilled weavers


• Took more than one and a half years to complete


• 66,700 design cards punched (with the help of CAD software)


• 7,440 jacquard hooks used


• Kanchipuram saree made with double warp technique, which had 64 color shades and 10 unique designs in brocade.

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What all went into it? (Material)

This saree weighed about 8 kg and had these precious things:

• Gold: 59.7 grams


• Diamond: 3.913 carats


• Platinum: 120 mg


• Silver: 5 grams


• Ruby: 2.985 carats


• Emerald: 55 cents


• Yellow Sapphire: 3 cents


• Sapphire: 5 carats


• Cat Eye: 14 cents


• Topaz: 10 cents


• Pearl: 2 grams


• Coral: 400 mg

Who bought it?

• The first saree was bought by a businessman from Bengaluru on his 10th wedding anniversary.


• The second edition (in 2009, worth about Rs 40 lakh) was built by a Kuwaiti businessman, who wanted to keep his identity secret.

Was it made just for show?

No! Despite weighing 8 kg and being adorned with Navaratnas, it can be worn like a common bride. The paintings on the pallu are woven so finely that the fabric does not feel hard or heavy but looks comfortable and beautiful. Even today it is maintained and repaired so that the color and art remain intact.