It’s my sister’s wedding. And the most important rather exciting work is to go shopping. So we all decided to go to Yeola to purchase a traditional Maharashtrian saree – “Paithani.” The saree is made with very fine thread with a Peacock design at the Border and Pallu. But nowadays, Lotus is also being made instead of Peacocks for variety. The saree looks really elegant when worn.
Yeola is the only city in the State of Maharashtra to purchase traditional Paithani at a wholesale rate. So it is only advisable to go there if one wants to buy sarees in bulk.
Our journey started early morning from Pune to reach the highway early so we could avoid all the city traffic. It took us 6 hrs to reach Yeola with a breakfast break in between. The journey to reach the place was beautiful. The roads were good, and the farms on both sides of the road gave a feel-good factor. The Way to Yeola felt like an English Novel countryside road description.
We reached there by noon and immediately went to a shop for shopping. It took us roughly 6-7 hrs to buy sarees. We could have spent more time there, but then we had to come back the same day, and it was already dark.
While coming back, the roads looked so narrow and dark. It was actually like some kind of adventure. Ours was the only car on the dark, narrow road. There was seriously nobody as far as our eyes could go. Similar to the story of a novel. But it was actually exciting. I felt a little relaxed upon reaching the highway.
Yeola, as a city, has nothing to offer more than shopping. But the journey to reach here is good if one loves to drive on the roads. Also, one can visit “Shirdi Sai Baba,” a famous mandir in Nashik.
I had an amazing experience on this short trip. It was a super refreshing experience.
*saree pic sourced from the internet