Pure Katan Silk Shikargah Charkhana Animal Motif Banarasi Saree in Deep Magenta brocade pallu saree The highlight of this saree

The highlight of this saree is the intricate Kadwa weaving technique

A deep red brocade pallu and border

into a deep purple outer border of large meenakari paisleys in gold

reflecting the rich heritage of this ancient Indian art form

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Pure Katan Silk Shikargah Charkhana Animal Motif Banarasi Saree in Deep Magenta brocade pallu saree The highlight of this sareeThe shikargah tradition places the natural world across the full body of the saree. This Katan silk takes that tradition and gives it structure a charkhana grid of square panels outlined in green dotted lines covers the deep magenta ground from edge to border, each square enclosing a different creature from the shikargah vocabulary: elephants, horses, peacocks, roosters, deer, parrots. Every animal is kadwa woven in cream and gold zari with meenakari