Arakku Red Handwoven Pure Silk Kanchipuram Saree with Kamalam Butta and Vanasringaram Korvai Border

For a temple celebration in Houston, this Kanjivaram silk saree will carry a regal and deeply ceremonial presence. This handwoven pure silk saree in arakku red arrives as a saree of vivid colour and exceptional motif work — a luminous red body adorned with kamalam butta in gold zari, anchored by a rich maroon korvai border of large-scale vanasringaram grandeur.

The body is woven in a deep, saturated arakku red — a rich, warm red with earthy crimson undertones and the natural lustre of pure mulberry silk. Set across this ground, kamalam butta — individually placed lotus motifs in pure gold zari — appear with generous spacing, each rendered with the ornamental precision of classical Kanchipuram handloom weaving.

The deep maroon border is constructed in the korvai tradition — woven separately and interlocked with the arakku red body on the loom. The border carries large, richly detailed vanasringaram motifs — peacocks and elephant forms in dense gold zari of extraordinary scale. A deep forest green selvedge edge frames the border, creating a vivid three-colour composition of ceremonial grandeur. The pallu continues in the same maroon with richly woven gold zari vanasringaram work, completing the saree with heirloom depth.

❖ Deep arakku red pure silk body ❖
❖ Kamalam Butta in gold zari ❖
❖ Maroon korvai vanasringaram border ❖
❖ Large-scale vanasringaram gold zari motifs ❖
❖ Forest green selvedge edge ❖
❖ Handwoven in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu ❖