Vermilion Orange-Red Handwoven Pure Silk Kanjipuram Saree with Butta Elephant Motif Border

A Republic Day celebration calls for a saree with real vibrancy, and this Vermilion Orange-Red Pure Silk Kanjipuram saree brings it. Delicate gold zari buttas are scattered by hand across the body, catching the light differently with every fold — the hallmark of Butta weaving. Each saree takes 40 days from dyeing to weaving and cannot be replicated by machine. Each saree comes from skilled weaver families across Kanchipuram district. Read our story.

The body is vibrant vermilion orange-red, in pure mulberry silk, scattered with traditional gold zari buttas. Explore more from our pure silk Kanchipuram collection.

The deep aubergine border features magnificent elephant motifs in gold zari paired with a burnt-orange silk-thread woven panel, continuing into the pallu — a border built to hold its own against such a vivid body colour.

Styling Tip

Take the blouse colour from the pallu's deep aubergine rather than the vermilion body, giving the eye somewhere quieter to land. Gold temple earrings and a disciplined pleat let the elephant motifs on the border read clearly without extra jewellery competing for attention.

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