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The Indian city of Varanasi is on the River Ganges.
It has a long tradition of sari making.
The silk dresses are made by hand.
But this skill is dying out.
Nowadays, saris can be made more cheaply by machine.
Many come from abroad.
Mohammad Sirajuddin's from a family of sari makers.
He's worried the tradition will die with him.
These saris are well-known for their top quality.
Customers pay over $400 for one dress, but the makers themselves only get paid a very small amount.
Expert Jaya Jaitly believes that this is a special, ancient custom.
She feels the Indian government needs to support it.
India's clothing industry has faced problems for centuries.
In the 1700s, cheap fabric came from England, and then in the 1990s it arrived from China.
But Jaitly explains these hand-made saris are extraordinary.
The cost is higher, but so is their national importance.
