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Handspun handwoven khadi towel, of white cotton, with single blue line along selvedge and double blue line at each end, with band sof tighter weft to either side of these blue stripes. Paper label adhering to one corner is printed in red on a cream ground and filled in in blue handwritten ink: 'NO. WR345 WIDTH: 92 LENGTH: 1.60 RETAIL SALE PRICE 10-10. KHADI GRAMODYOG BHAVAN MADRAS'.
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