Red Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjeevaram Saree with Gandaberunda Butta and Dense Silk Thread Floral Weave Border

At the Portland Artisan Market, where handmade is understood as the highest standard and craft is worn as identity, this red Kanjeevaram saree arrives carrying one of Kanchipuram's most revered motifs — a saree that embodies the art of Kanchipuram weaving. The Gandaberunda — the mythical two-headed eagle of South Indian royal iconography — is woven as a butta across the red silk body in dense gold zari, each one a miniature act of devotion by the weaver's hand.

The body glows in a deep ceremonial red, its surface scattered with Gandaberunda butta motifs rendered in dense antique gold zari — the twin-headed eagle symbol of sovereignty and cosmic power, deeply embedded in the Mysore and Kanchipuram weaving tradition. The body is woven in a structured checkered grid — the Kanchi Kattam — intersecting silk threads forming a patterned ground across which the Gandaberunda buttas are placed with ceremonial precision.

The border is woven in a dense silk thread and gold zari combination, carrying floral and geometric bands in the traditional Kanchipuram border register — ceremonially rich and structurally commanding. The pallu continues in the same tradition, with cascading floral and Gandaberunda zari motifs across its full width, associating this saree with temple ceremony and heirloom occasion. Explore our full range of handwoven Kanchipuram silk sarees with butta motifs — each one woven by master weavers in Tamil Nadu.

❖ Handwoven by master weavers in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
❖ Pure mulberry silk, Silk Mark certified
❖ Gandaberunda butta motifs — mythical two-headed eagle in dense antique gold zari
❖ Kanchi Kattam body — intersecting silk threads forming a structured checkered grid
❖ Dense silk thread and gold zari border and pallu
❖ Saree length 6.3 metres including pallu
❖ Also handwoven in this family: Kanchi Kattam Kanchipuram silk sarees — intersecting silk threads forming a structured checkered grid