Deep Violet Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjivaram Saree with Mayil Chakram Butta and Bomkai Pallu

There are sarees that wear their rarity quietly, and this deep violet is one of them — a pure silk Kanchipuram body carrying peacock medallions in gold, and a pallu woven in the ancient Bomkai tradition of Odisha, the two great handloom vocabularies meeting in a single textile of rare intentionality. This is a handwoven pure silk Kanjivaram saree in deep violet, woven on the traditional looms of Kanchipuram by artisan weaver families with generations of craft in their hands.

The body is a deep, saturated violet of extraordinary depth — the kind of colour that pure mulberry silk holds with particular luminosity — scattered with Mayil Chakram Butta and circular floral medallions in fine gold zari, alternating in a measured allover rhythm across the silk. Each motif catches light differently: the peacock chakram with its spread tail, the kamalam bloom with its radial geometry, together lending the body a ceremonial richness that is already complete before the pallu begins.

The pallu is where this saree announces its singularity: woven in the Bomkai technique — a traditional weave from Odisha characterised by its intricate thread-work, distinctive tribal-geometric motifs, and rich figurative patterning — fused here onto a Kanchipuram silk base in a rare cross-tradition collaboration. The Bomkai pallu carries its characteristic dense geometric and figurative motifs in deep tones, making this a true collector's piece at the intersection of two of India's greatest handloom traditions. Explore more from our collection at Pure Silk Kanchipuram Sarees, and discover the structured beauty of our Korvai Kanchipuram Silk Sarees and the layered elegance of our Rettapet Kanchipuram Silk Sarees.

❖ Kanchipuram silk body with Bomkai pallu ❖
❖ Deep violet pure silk body ❖
❖ Rare Bomkai-Kanchipuram fusion weave ❖
❖ Mayil Chakram and Kamalam Butta in gold zari ❖
❖ Bomkai figurative and geometric pallu motifs ❖
❖ Handwoven in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu ❖