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On the River Ganges lies the Indian city of Varanasi, which is well-known for its ancient custom of sari weaving.
The beautiful silk saris are handmade.
But nowadays, Varanasi is in danger of losing this craft.
Cheaper machine-made products are imported from abroad.
The weavers, who work with wooden handlooms, are upset.
Mohammad Sirajuddin's anxious he'll be the last handloom user in his family.
The saris from this community are famous for their beauty and detail.
People pay more than $400 for a handmade sari.
However, the weavers themselves receive just a small part of this sum.
Expert Jaya Jaitly, who's written a book on the topic, strongly believes this tiny industry needs protecting by the Indian government.
The Indian clothing industry is used to foreign competition.
In the 18th century, low-cost English imports had a very negative effect.
Since the 1990s, huge amounts of Chinese clothing have been imported.
However, for Jaitly, the quality and culture of handmade products is a different story.
