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Arakku Red Pure Kanchipuram Silk Zari Kattam Saree with Rettapet Border

Arakku Red Pure Kanchipuram Silk Zari Kattam Saree with Rettapet Border

Pure Kanchipuram Silk in brilliant Arakku red, woven with a fine silver- and gold-toned Zari Kattam grid and delicate Kamalam lotus buttas across the body. The Rettapet twin-band border is richly ornamented with gold-toned paisley medallions; its sumptuous pallu glows with dense chevron-like zari weaving and traditional ornamental panels.

❖ Woven on traditional handlooms by artisan families in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, where generations of weaving knowledge shape every saree. Approximately 16 active days on the loom, followed by careful finishing.

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Aglow like vermilion at sunrise, fiery Arakku red meets coppery kesari-orange reflections and temple-gold light, so every fold carries the warmth of a festive Kanchi morning. The body is covered in a fine Zari Kattam, an intersecting grid of silver- and gold-toned zari, with delicate Kamalam lotus buttas. Handwoven by artisan weaver families in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, for Idam Living. A saree of this complexity represents approximately 16 active days on the loom, with exact weaving time varying according to the individual saree. Read our story.

Border A Rettapet twin-band border richly ornamented with gold-toned paisley medallions.

Pallu A sumptuous pallu glowing with dense chevron-like zari weaving and traditional ornamental panels.

Styling Pair with an antique-gold or deep green silk blouse and temple jewellery for weddings, pujas and festive mornings.

Weave Zari Kattam
Body Fine silver- and gold-toned Zari Kattam grid with Kamalam lotus buttas
Colour Arakku red with coppery kesari-orange reflections
Blouse 0.8 m running blouse piece included. Please refer to the product images for the blouse piece colour and design.
Length 6.3 m total including 0.8 m running blouse piece
Origin Handwoven for Idam Living by artisan weaving families in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu
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What colour is this saree?
A brilliant Arakku red that glows like vermilion at sunrise, with coppery kesari-orange reflections and temple-gold light.
What is Zari Kattam?
Zari Kattam is a Kanchipuram weave in which fine zari threads form a grid of checks across the body. Here the grid is woven in silver- and gold-toned zari, with delicate Kamalam lotus buttas.
What is special about the border?
It is a Rettapet twin-band border, richly ornamented with gold-toned paisley medallions.
What does the pallu look like?
The sumptuous pallu glows with dense chevron-like zari weaving and traditional ornamental panels.
How would you style this saree?
Pair with an antique-gold or deep green silk blouse and temple jewellery for weddings, pujas and festive mornings.
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