without using synthetic chemicals) Ayurvastra is manufactured and exported by a 50-year-old balaramapuram handloom firm Kairali Exports (kairaliexports.com) exports ayurvastra brand fabrics to US (ayurtex.com), Europe (ayurvastra.in) Until 1990, the varieties of Balaramapuram had excellent market potential and the weavers there were getting reasonable income and could maintain a better standard of living. Nearly 5100 looms were engaged in the production of such fabrics. No attempt was made to exploit the skill of such weavers, who are masters in their trade, to produce any other variety for expanding market demand. However, recently this seems to be changing and the demand for hand loomed products is high. See also Neyyattinkara Neyyattinkara Railway Station Amaravila Kanjiramkulam Thiruvananthapuram Municipalities of Kerala Upper cloth revolt Neyyattinkara Sree Krishna Swami Temple References External links Balaramapuram Facebook page Centre’s Rural Tourism Project Gets Going Kingdom of Travancore Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district