Emerald Green and Magenta Handwoven Pure Silk Kanchipuram Saree with Varisaipet Border

For the Fremont Arangetram Performance, this emerald green Kanchipuram silk carries the vitality of a colour and weave tradition built for the stage and the sacred alike. The body is woven in deep emerald green pure mulberry silk with scattered gold zari butta — Kamalam medallion and Kili bird motifs placed across the body in alternating rhythm. Varisaipet refers to the traditional multi-band border structure with repeated woven lines, a defining grammar of Kanchipuram's border craftsmanship.

The deep emerald green silk body carries an exceptional colour saturation — a green that holds both warmth and depth simultaneously — while the scattered Kamalam and Kili butta in gold create a surface of layered woven detail.

The wide magenta border arrives as a dense Varisaipet multi-band construction — layered horizontal gold zari lines alternating with magenta panels carrying large Kili and Yazhi motifs in gold. The pallu continues in magenta with full-breadth woven bird and geometric motifs across multiple gold zari bands.

❖ Weave: Varisaipet — traditional multi-band border structure with repeated woven lines
❖ Body: Deep emerald green pure mulberry silk with scattered Kamalam and Kili butta in gold zari
❖ Border: Wide magenta Varisaipet with dense gold zari bands and Kili and Yazhi motif panels
❖ Pallu: Magenta with full-breadth woven bird and geometric motifs in gold zari bands
❖ Zari: Pure gold zari
❖ Length: 6.3 metres including pallu