Deep Aubergine Purple Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjivaram Butta Saree with Antique Gold Zari Lines, Grand Peacock Border and Rich Woven Pallu

For a festive evening, a formal dinner or any occasion that calls for dark jewel-toned silk, Deep Aubergine Purple gives this handwoven pure silk Kanjivaram Butta saree remarkable depth. Fine antique-gold zari lines and traditional buttas move across the body, while a grand antique-gold Mayil border and a richly woven pallu carry the saree's ceremonial presence.

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This is a confirmed Butta composition in pure mulberry silk, with small repeated antique-gold woven motifs, or buttas, distributed across the body. A saree of this type typically represents approximately 14 to 18 active days on the loom, although individual weaving time varies. Woven for Idam Living by skilled artisan families in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. Read our story.

Body, Border and Pallu: The body reads as a dark aubergine purple with a rich blackened-plum depth, opening under stronger light into warmer purple, mulberry and deep brown undertones — a shifting, non-flat purple with a bronze-purple cast where the antique-gold zari reflects through the silk. Fine antique-gold linear zari detailing runs across the body, punctuated by small repeated woven zari motifs described as Traditional Zari Buttas. The border is one of the strongest features: a broad antique-gold zari composition with large Mayil (peacock) motifs, ornamental floral details, traditional geometric framing, smaller bird and botanical registers and fine woven edge detailing against the deep purple ground. The pallu develops into a richly woven antique-gold field with a dense repeating zari lattice, extensive antique-gold coverage, further Mayil registers and layered geometric structures. Explore the wider pure silk Kanchipuram collection for more of this character.

Styling: Pair it with Deep Aubergine Purple for a tonal blouse, antique gold for a ceremonial treatment, or muted bronze for a warmer contrast. The dark jewel-toned palette works beautifully for weddings, temple occasions, festive evenings and formal Indian celebrations.