Arakku Red and Deep Maroon Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjeevaram Saree with Mayil Butta and Vanasringaram Silk Thread Border

At the San Francisco Ugadi Gathering, where the Tamil New Year is welcomed in the finest silk the loom can produce, this arakku red Kanjeevaram saree arrives carrying the sacred Mayil peacock and the Vanasringaram elephant — a saree that embodies the art of Kanchipuram weaving. Mayil peacock buttas are scattered across the arakku red body in antique gold zari, each one a devotional motif woven with the precision of a master's hand.

The body glows in arakku red — that deep, earthy ceremonial red with the warmth of terracotta and the authority of tradition — in smooth plain-weave pure mulberry silk. Mayil peacock butta motifs are placed at measured intervals across the field in antique gold zari, the warm gold against the deep red creating a surface of extraordinary ceremonial richness. The body drapes with the characteristic weight and sheen of genuine Kanchipuram silk.

The border is woven in a deep maroon in the Vanasringaram tradition — a border structure that carries the Yaanai elephant in ceremonial procession rendered in coloured silk thread and gold zari — the arakku red and deep maroon combination carrying the full depth of South Indian heirloom tradition. The deep maroon pallu continues with the full Vanasringaram Mayil and Yaanai silk thread array cascading across its width. 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
❖ Mayil peacock butta motifs in antique gold zari across the arakku red body
❖ Vanasringaram border — Yaanai elephant procession in silk thread and gold zari
❖ Deep maroon border and pallu with cascading Mayil and Yaanai silk thread array
❖ Saree length 6.3 metres including pallu
❖ Also handwoven in this family: Kanchipuram silk sarees with butta motifs — handwoven by master weavers in Tamil Nadu