Pure Katan Silk Kadwa Meenakari Banarasi Saree in Royal Purple orange saree A handloom Cotton Ektara Jamdani

A handloom Cotton Ektara Jamdani Banarasi that wears as well at a festive lunch as it does at an evening celebration

Woven in rich pure Katan silk using the meticulous kadwa technique

geometric jaal from edge to edge

The border is wide and unhurried — plain gold zari with a fine ogee fill

The kalgha are generous

Pure Katan Silk Kadwa Meenakari Banarasi Saree in Royal Purple orange saree A handloom Cotton Ektara JamdaniRoyal purple is a colour that needs no embellishment on the body and this Katan silk gives it none. The ground is plain, interrupted only by the finest self colour doriya stripe running the length, visible as texture rather than pattern. All the craft is at the border. The border is wide and densely worked a kadwa meenakari phulwar jaal covering the full band in flowers, stems, and leaves in white, teal, pink, orange, red, and yellow silk. Each