The story of this piece
Yellow is the colour a temple wears on a festival morning, and the border here takes its motifs from the mandala carved into a gopuram ceiling. The weaver set the repeats a thumb's width apart so the gold catches light in sequence as the saree moves.
Anatomy of the saree
- Weave
- Pure zari, handwoven
- Border
- 9 inch rust temple border
- Length
- 6.3 m, with blouse piece
- Weight
- Approx. 750 g
- Woven in
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Border
Wide rust border, gold mandala repeats between zari bands
Pallu
Self pallu, a single row of gold mandalas
Blouse piece
Unstitched, rust silk
Care
Dry clean only. Refold along a new line every six months, wrap in muslin, and keep away from direct light.
Pure Zari
Aavaram
Turmeric yellow, wide rust temple border
Turmeric yellow held by a wide rust border, its mandalas worked in gold and spaced so the border reads as a rhythm rather than a pattern.
- One piece only — never reordered
- Insured delivery across the UAE
- Fourteen day return window
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