Pure Katan Silk Shikargah Charkhana Animal Motif Banarasi Saree in Deep Magenta brocade pallu saree A rose pink katan silk

A rose pink katan silk saree handwoven in the kadwa technique

and it cannot be imitated on a power loom

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reflecting the rich heritage of this ancient Indian art form

The highlight of this saree is the intricate Kadwa weaving technique

Pure Katan Silk Shikargah Charkhana Animal Motif Banarasi Saree in Deep Magenta brocade pallu saree A rose pink katan silkThe 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