Chikoo Handwoven Pure Silk Kanchipuram Saree with Zari Kattam and Mayil Butta

For a temple gathering in Dallas, this Kanjivaram silk saree will carry a warm, earthy and ceremonially rich presence. This handwoven pure silk saree in warm chikoo arrives as a saree of refined colour and classical motif work — a muted, sophisticated taupe body woven with a gold zari kattam grid and adorned with individually placed mayil butta, anchored by a bold deep plum korvai border.

The body is woven in a warm chikoo — a rich taupe brown with earthy golden undertones that carry a quiet, understated sophistication. The zari kattam weave creates a fine intersecting grid of gold zari lines across the ground, giving the body structured luminosity. Set within each check of this grid, mayil butta — individually placed peacock motifs in pure gold zari — appear at measured intervals, each rendered with the ornamental precision that defines classical Kanchipuram weaving.

The deep plum border is constructed in the korvai tradition — woven separately and interlocked with the chikoo body on the loom, creating a bold colour contrast. The border carries dense vanasringaram motifs in rich gold zari — peacock and elephant forms rendered in classical Kanchipuram style. The pallu continues in the same deep plum with richly woven gold zari vanasringaram work, completing the saree with heirloom grandeur.

❖ Warm chikoo pure silk body ❖
❖ Zari Kattam gold zari grid weave ❖
❖ Mayil Butta in gold zari ❖
❖ Deep plum korvai border and pallu ❖
❖ Vanasringaram gold zari border motifs ❖
❖ Handwoven in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu ❖