Teal and Arakku Red Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjivaram Saree with Zari Check Body and Rettapet Border

Chosen for an Atlanta Pongal celebration, this handwoven pure silk Kanjivaram saree pairs a deep petrol teal body with a vivid arakku red Rettapet border — a bold, harvest-season pairing that carries the warmth of celebration in every woven thread. Fine zari threads intersect across the silk body to form a luminous grid, punctuated by scattered gold zari buttas that catch the festive light.

The deep teal silk body is woven with the Zari Kattam structure, where fine zari threads intersect across the silk to form a luminous grid. Scattered across the body are delicate small gold zari buttas — floral and foliate forms — that sit within the grid squares, lending the body a layered visual richness that rewards close attention.

The arakku red border is set within a Rettapet structure — twin parallel border lines woven along the edge, creating a layered visual rhythm that frames both plain and richly woven Kanchipuram designs — and is filled with a bold procession of elephant and bird motifs in dense antique gold zari, framed within layered horizontal bands. The pallu echoes the arakku red ground with the same procession of figures woven across its full width.

❖ Weave: Zari Kattam body with Rettapet border
❖ Body: Deep teal pure silk with intersecting zari grid and scattered gold zari buttas
❖ Border & Pallu: Arakku red with antique gold zari elephant and bird motif procession
❖ Construction: Rettapet twin parallel border lines
❖ Fabric: Pure Kanchipuram silk, Silk Mark certified
❖ Care: Dry clean only