Deep Maroon Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjipuram Saree with Ambari Yaanai Butta and Varisaipet Border

Fifty years married and the couple renews their vows at the temple, garlanded, as the family gathers for the homam that follows — this is the saree for the golden anniversary, the kind of occasion that calls for real ceremony. Varisaipet describes a traditional multi-band border structure with repeated woven lines, built up in layered stripes of gold zari rather than a single wide panel. Each saree takes 8 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 deep maroon pure mulberry silk, set with ambari yaanai — elephant-in-procession butta motifs woven in gold zari, a traditional emblem of prosperity and celebration. Explore more pure silk Kanchipuram silks.

The bottle green varisaipet border rises in repeated gold zari bands into a grand pallu of processional elephants and dense floral vines, woven for a ceremony worth marking. See our full varisaipet Kanchipuram edit.

Pair with a bottle green or gold silk blouse and antique temple jewellery — well suited to a wedding anniversary, temple ceremony, or milestone family gathering.

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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: Ambari Yaanai Butta — elephant-in-procession motifs woven in gold zari across the body
❖ Body: Deep maroon pure mulberry silk with ambari yaanai butta in gold zari
❖ Border: Bottle green varisaipet multi-band border in gold zari
❖ Pallu: Bottle green grand pallu with gold zari elephants and floral vines
❖ Blouse piece: 0.8m included, self-colour deep maroon silk
❖ Silk Mark certified | Handwoven in Kunnam village, Kanchipuram
❖ 6.3 metres including blouse piece