Deep Maroon and Navy Blue Handwoven Pure Silk Kanchipuram Saree with Seepu Reku Body and Rettapet Border

For a reception celebration in San Jose, this Kanjipuram silk saree will carry a bold and richly traditional presence. This handwoven pure silk saree in deep maroon arrives as a saree of warm colour and dramatic border contrast — a rich maroon body woven with fine gold zari seepu reku stripes, anchored by a deep navy blue korvai rettapet border of rich silk thread and gold zari work.

The body is woven in a deep, warm maroon with fine gold zari seepu reku lines running horizontally across the entire length of the silk, creating a structured, shimmering surface. The gold zari stripes vary in width and pattern — dotted, linear and dashed — creating a rhythmically textured body that catches the light beautifully with the drape.

The deep navy blue border is constructed in the korvai tradition — woven separately and interlocked with the maroon body on the loom, creating a bold jewel-toned colour contrast. The border carries dense gold zari vanasringaram elephant panels in the rettapet tradition, with vivid red silk thread accent stripes running through the border composition, creating a three-colour border of extraordinary ceremonial richness. The pallu continues in the same deep navy with dense rettapet gold zari vanasringaram work, completing the saree with heirloom grandeur.

❖ Deep maroon pure silk body ❖
❖ Seepu Reku gold zari horizontal stripes ❖
❖ Navy blue korvai border ❖
❖ Silk thread and gold zari rettapet border ❖
❖ Red silk thread accent stripes ❖
❖ Handwoven in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu ❖