Thread by @chittukuruvi4

"My Mom's Sari Pallu". ❤❤❤
//Got it on WA and since it carries beautiful emotions, sharing it. I also have read a similar narrative by @ShefVaidya , which was also a terrific one! Enjoy the writing!!/// #SareeTwitter #sareelove #saree

I don't think our kids know what a pallu is as mothers now rarely wear saree. The principle use of Ma's pallu was to provide elegance to her drape. But along with that, it also served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the stove. ❤

It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears and as a hand towel. ❤

For sleeping kids, her lap was the mattress and her pallu the warm cover. ❤

When company came, those pallus were ideal hiding places for shy kids.
And when going out as little kids, the pallu became an anchor, a guide to follow the Mom in the big bad world❤

And when the weather was cold, Maa wrapped it around her arms. ❤

Those glorious sari pallus wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.❤

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that pallu. It doubled as her apron too ❤

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. ❤

In the fall, the pallu was used to bring in berries and sweet-scented flowers that had fallen from the trees. ❤

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old sari pallu could dust in a matter of seconds.

It carried so many toys, a proper basket ❤

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time sari pallu' that served so many purposes. ❤

The pallu is nothing but magic woven.
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And know what this pallu carried.....I don't think I ever caught anything from my MOMS pallu - but love.💞💞💞