Sarai Mohana is a Village in Chiraigaon Tehsil in Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Varanasi Division . It is located 7 KM towards East from District head quarters Varanasi. 3 KM from Chiraigaon
Sarai Mohana Pin code is 221007 and postal head office is Sarnath
This Place is in the border of the Varanasi District and Chandauli District. Chandauli District Chahniya is East towards this place .
Sarai Mohana is famous for :
Sarai Mohana also known as weavers’ village of Varanasi. The Sarai Mohana is well known for its silk weaving as most of the locals here are indulge in silk weaving. The Banarasi sarees made by these waivers are among the finest saris in India and are known for their gold and silver brocade or zari, fine silk and opulent embroidery and worn by Indian women on the occasions of festivals, in a marriage party. These saris are mostly used by Indian bride. The Varanasi saree is just one example of the unique collection of art and culture of the country.
In the village of Sarai Mohana, we will get to know with the craftsmanship of the weavers with their distinct design. The people of Sarai Mohana are working hard on designing these sarees to keep its uniqueness. And to get result, a sari can take from 15 days to a one month and sometimes up to six months to complete
Public awareness for the Village Sarai Mohana :
Meanwhile, Taj group had started resurrecting the desolate village of Sarai Mohana, which has a large concentration of weavers. Taj’s plan was to have the weavers make saris for its employees and guests. Since then, the village has been turned into something of a tourist attraction.
Holy Voyages is also promoting this Sarai Mohana village in Varanasi so that these viewers comes into limelight and interested people can directly buy Silk / Banarasee sarees directly from these viewers, so that they could get correct cost for their product. We are helping to cut short the brokers in this field, to get correct price to viewers, so that their livelihood should improve and they could concentrate more on fine products that can compete with the current world trends and save the old trend/culture of viewing silk.
We are trying to raise public awareness of the weavers by showcasing the town and their work. Kindly contact us, if anyone wants to be helping hand to these villagers and their unique skill.
Meanwhile Holy Voyages is also promoting Lalla pura area in Varanasi which is also the great hub of viewer and are struggling for their earning despite of having great skill in field of silk viewing.
Demographics of Sarai Mohana - Hindi is the Local Language here.
How to Reach Sarai Mohana :
By Rail
Kashi Railway Station , Varanasi City Railway Station are the very nearby railway stations to Sarai Mohana. However Varanasi Jn Railway Station is major railway station 6 KM near to Sarai Mohana
By Road
Distance between Varanasi to Sarai Mohana - 1 Hour (10 Km). We can easily get taxi on rent from Varanasi.
By Flight
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport situated at 30 KM distance