Cinnamon Brown Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjipuram Saree with Varisaipet Border

For an Onam family gathering, when the table fills with banana-leaf feasts and the whole household dresses to match the occasion, a saree should feel rooted and substantial. This Kanjipuram saree is woven in Varisaipet (VB): traditional multi-band border structure with repeated woven lines, giving the cinnamon brown body a grounded, ceremonial finish. Each saree takes 16 days on the loom and cannot be replicated by machine. Woven by our family's artisan weaver families in Kunnam village near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu — read our story.

The body is woven in cinnamon brown pure mulberry silk with a fine self-tone grid texture running across the field, left otherwise unembellished to let the Varisaipet border carry the design. Browse our full Varisaipet Kanchipuram collection.

The border and pallu open into a wide gold zari band built from repeated multi-line Varisaipet rows with woven bird and medallion motifs, edged in a fine green stripe. See more pure silk Kanchipuram pieces.

Pair with a green or gold blouse, antique gold jewellery, for Onam sadhya gatherings, harvest festivals, or formal family functions.

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Care: Dry clean only. Store folded in a soft muslin cloth away from direct sunlight. Do not spray perfume directly on the silk or zari.

❖ Weave: Varisaipet — traditional multi-band border structure with repeated woven lines
❖ Body: cinnamon brown pure mulberry silk, self-tone grid texture
❖ Border: wide gold zari multi-band Varisaipet border with bird motifs
❖ Pallu: matching gold zari Varisaipet pallu
❖ Silk Mark certified | Handwoven in Kunnam village, Kanchipuram
❖ 6.3 metres including blouse piece