Dark Maroon and Gold Handwoven Pure Silk Kanchi Pattu Saree with Kamalam Butta Jaal and Rettapet Border silkdupatta A retirement felicitation for a

A retirement felicitation for a community elder calls for something dignified and understated — this sage green saree with its plum-and-orange border strikes exactly that note

and overall well-being into the home

The pallu continues in the green Korvai tradition in devotional splendour

❖ Border: Deep maroon with circular zari medallions and temple-inspired motifs

This densely woven hand woven pure silk saree pairs beautifully with antique temple jewellery

Dark Maroon and Gold Handwoven Pure Silk Kanchi Pattu Saree with Kamalam Butta Jaal and Rettapet Border silkdupatta A retirement felicitation for aA saree that commands without demanding dark maroon in pure silk, its entire body given over to an all over Kamalam butta jaal in gold zari, the lotus repeated in measured rows until the body becomes a garden of gold against deep red brown. This is the Kanchi Pattu that a grandmother might have worn to a child's first ceremony, that a daughter inherits and wears to her own. Woven by our family's weavers in Kunnam village near Kanchipuram, where the