Blue Lagoon and Deep Maroon Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjivaram Saree with Mayil Kann Korvai Border

When two silks are woven separately and then bound together on the loom — that is Korvai. And when the border carries the Mayil kann, the peacock eye, in layered gold zari — that is a saree that has earned its weight. This blue lagoon Kanjivaram is both of those things, made visible.

The body is woven separately from the border in true Korvai construction — body and border woven separately and structurally interlocked on the loom — and the blue lagoon silk holds its turquoise depth against the contrast of the deep maroon with an ease that only genuine Korvai proportion achieves. Scattered across the body are gold zari buttas, small and precisely placed.

The deep maroon border is wide and ceremonially dense — woven with Mayil kann peacock eye motifs in layered gold zari, each eye a concentric pattern of intricate thread work that catches light differently at each angle. The pallu is where the Korvai construction announces itself most fully: deep maroon ground with detailed Mayil kann panels in gold, the peacock eye pattern expanding into a broad, luminous finish.

A deep maroon or ivory blouse makes the contrast sing. Gold peacock-motif jewellery — long chains, layered jhumkas, and temple bangles — echoes the border's Mayil kann beautifully. For weddings, Navarathri, or any occasion that deserves a Korvai.

❖ Weave: Korvai — body and border woven separately and structurally interlocked on the loom
❖ Body: Blue lagoon with scattered gold zari buttas
❖ Border: Deep maroon with Mayil kann peacock eye gold zari motif
❖ Pallu: Deep maroon with detailed Mayil kann gold zari panels
❖ Silk Mark certified pure mulberry silk
❖ Length: 6.3 metres