The Manamedu Cotton Sarees are woven by the traditional weavers from Manamedu a tiny Village near Musiri in Tiruchirapalli District of TamilNadu In earlier days these cotton sarees in fine quality of 100s x 100s were being produced by the weavers slowly migrated from VijayaNagar Empire These sarees were famous for rich traditional pettu borders woven with Art silk yarn incorporated with traditional Mango vanki diamond design motifs having short pallu produced in dark traditional colours typically suitable for old age women Now with the changing scenario in the market trend these sarees are hand woven using 80s cotton yarn as warp and 100s as well as 2100s mercerised cotton yarn with elegant designs and colours by using Dobby machine The uniqueness of the Manamedu cotton sarees is that these sarees are of Light Weight woven in rich fancy colours having borders ranging from simple plain Pettu as well as tie amp dye designs and colourful Pallu fascinated to wear by all age groups