Bottle Green and Arakku Red Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjipuram Saree with Rettapet Yaanai Chakram Butta and Annam Pallu Border

At the New York Diwali Gala, where the finest Kanchipuram silks gather in one room and every saree tells a story of craft and devotion, this bottle green Kanjipuram saree steps forward with the quiet authority of a weave that has endured for generations — a saree that embodies the art of Kanchipuram weaving. Twin parallel border lines create a balanced layered edge — the Rettapet weave — framing the bottle green body with structured elegance. Yaanai Chakram buttas are scattered across the body in deliberate rhythm, each one a woven jewel.

The body is woven in a deep, saturated bottle green — that rich, dark green with the depth of still forest water — in smooth plain-weave pure mulberry silk. Yaanai Chakram buttas — circular elephant medallion motifs — are placed at measured intervals across the field, each one rendered in antique gold zari with quiet precision. The body drapes with the characteristic weight and authority of genuine Kanchipuram silk.

The Rettapet border carries twin parallel bands in a contrasting arakku red, framed by fine gold zari lines, with an Annam swan pallu tradition continuing in the deep arakku red — the sacred Annam bird associated with grace and auspicious occasion in South Indian silk tradition. The pallu carries the full Annam array in gold zari across its width in a display of weaver devotion. Explore our full range of handwoven Rettapet Kanchipuram silk sarees — each one twin parallel border lines woven by master weavers in Tamil Nadu.

❖ Handwoven by master weavers in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
❖ Pure mulberry silk, Silk Mark certified
❖ Rettapet weave — twin parallel border lines creating a balanced layered edge
❖ Yaanai Chakram gold zari butta motifs across the bottle green body
❖ Arakku red Rettapet border and Annam pallu in antique gold zari
❖ Saree length 6.3 metres including pallu
❖ Also handwoven in this family: Rettapet Kanchipuram silk sarees — twin parallel border lines creating a balanced layered edge