Deep Aubergine Purple and Forest Green Handwoven Pure Silk Kanchipuram Korvai Saree with Sorgavasal Mayil Border and Grand Floral Vine Zari Pallu

Deep Aubergine Purple and Forest Green come together in this handwoven Pure Silk Kanchipuram with the richness of a truly classical colour pairing. The aubergine body has a deep jewel-like quality, becoming brighter and more purple where the silk catches the light, while Forest Green provides a stately contrast at the border and pallu.

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This is a confirmed Korvai composition in pure mulberry silk, where the contrasting Forest Green border is integrated with the Deep Aubergine Purple body through the characteristic contrast-border weaving associated with Kanchipuram. This piece was handwoven over 33 confirmed days on the loom. Woven for Idam Living by skilled artisan families in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. Read our story.

Body, Border and Pallu: The body is elegantly restrained, allowing the natural radiance of the silk to remain visible, with small antique gold zari buttas handwoven at measured intervals like individual points of light against the deep purple ground. The border deserves particular attention — an array of Sorgavasal Mayil motifs is woven in antique gold zari against Forest Green, pairing the ceremonial gateway associated with South Indian temple tradition with the graceful Mayil, or peacock, creating a border that feels processional, structured and deeply rooted in traditional design vocabulary. The richness increases dramatically at the pallu, where Forest Green becomes the ground for a dense antique gold zari composition, with a central geometric field framed by elaborate floral vines and Vanki pet and Benares pet detailing. Explore the Korvai collection, or browse the wider pure silk Kanchipuram collection for more of this character.

Styling: Pair it with a beautifully tailored Forest Green blouse to draw the Korvai contrast upward into the look, or choose Deep Aubergine Purple for a quieter tonal silhouette. Traditional gold jewellery or temple jewellery is ideal here, particularly when the grand pallu is allowed to fall fully over the shoulder.

Where You Could Wear It: A striking choice for weddings, receptions, engagements, temple celebrations, Navarathiri, Vijayadashami, Deepavali, family ceremonies, classical performances and formal Indian-American cultural occasions.