Bottle Green and Arakku Red Zari Kattam Kanjivaram Silk Saree with Gandaberunda and Floral Butta

At a festive sangeet in Atlanta, this saree will carry a vibrant and structured presence. Woven in deep bottle green — a colour of ceremonial richness — this Kanjivaram silk saree is structured around the zari kattam weave, its gold check grid giving the dark body a measured, luminous surface texture that shifts with every movement.

The body is woven in the zari kattam tradition, delicate gold zari lines intersecting across the deep green silk to form a precise check grid entirely built within the weave. Against this structured ground, large gandaberunda motifs and floral zari butta appear in gold — the gandaberunda, the mythical double-headed bird of Kanchipuram temple iconography, rendered with powerful ornamental authority, while the floral forms provide a softer counterpoint. Together they give the body a richly layered ornamental character.

The arakku red border and pallu bring warm ceremonial contrast to the deep green body. Horizontal gold zari bands in the varisaipet style run across the border in sequential rows, each band carrying its own ornamental motif, the cumulative effect one of dense, structured richness. This saree brings together the precision of zari kattam weaving, the authority of gandaberunda iconography, and the warm contrast of arakku red into a single ceremonial composition.

• ❖ Traditional Zari Kattam weave ❖
• ❖ Bottle green pure silk body ❖
• ❖ Arakku red contrast border and pallu ❖
• ❖ Gandaberunda and Floral zari butta ❖
• ❖ Varisaipet gold zari border bands ❖
• ❖ Handwoven in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu ❖