{"product_id":"ivory-and-maroon-handwoven-pure-silk-kanjipuram-saree-with-maanga-butta-and-varisaipet-mubbagam-border","title":"Ivory and Maroon Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjipuram Saree with Maanga Butta and Varisaipet Mubbagam Border","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are sarees for every occasion, and then there are sarees for the occasion that is spoken about for years afterward. This ivory Varisaipet Kanjipuram — with its elaborate Mubbagam border carrying Yaanai, Gandaberunda, and the full vocabulary of Kanchipuram temple iconography — belongs to the second category. Varisaipet is the traditional multi-band border structure with repeated woven lines, each band a distinct composition in gold zari that builds toward a pallu of extraordinary ceremonial richness. Woven in Kunnam village by our family's weavers, for whom this level of border complexity represents the full expression of the craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is a pure, luminous ivory — off-white mulberry silk that holds its light without competing with the border's magnificence. Scattered across the ivory ground, Maanga (mango\/paisley) butta in gold zari appear at measured intervals, each one a tiny act of weaving precision. Small Kili (parrot) butta accompany them, the two motifs together forming the classic Kanchipuram butta pairing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Varisaipet border is where this saree earns its price and its place in a serious collection. Multiple bands of gold zari carry Yaanai (temple elephant) processions, Gandaberunda double-headed eagles, and geometric temple motifs across a maroon and dark forest green ground — the whole pallu a miniature temple frieze in silk and gold. The Mubbagam triple-section construction means border, body, and pallu are each distinct but structurally unified. For a bride's trousseau, for a daughter's wedding, for the moment that deserves the finest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e❖ Pure mulberry silk body in ivory — scattered Maanga and Kili butta in gold zari\u003cbr\u003e❖ Varisaipet Mubbagam border — multiple gold zari bands across maroon and dark green\u003cbr\u003e❖ Yaanai elephant and Gandaberunda motifs in elaborate pallu bands\u003cbr\u003e❖ Full Mubbagam three-section construction\u003cbr\u003e❖ Handwoven by generational weaver families in Kunnam village, Kanchipuram\u003cbr\u003e❖ Silk Mark certified pure silk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Idam Living","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52713185214740,"sku":"IDAM-IM-VB-MB-001","price":378.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/7355\/4964\/files\/ivory-maroon-handwoven-pure-silk-kanjipuram-saree-maanga-butta-varisaipet-mubbagam-border-04.jpg?v=1782583624","url":"https:\/\/idamliving.com\/products\/ivory-and-maroon-handwoven-pure-silk-kanjipuram-saree-with-maanga-butta-and-varisaipet-mubbagam-border","provider":"Idamliving","version":"1.0","type":"link"}