Multicolor Banarasi Rangkaat Pure Silk Handloom Saree

A multicolor Banarasi saree in pure Katan silk, woven in Rangkaat — distinct colour zones built into the body of the drape by cutting and rejoining the warp. A continuous Jangla of scrolling vines and florals plays across the colour fields. The motifs, anchal and border are all woven in zari. Handwoven in Varanasi on a traditional pit loom. Rangkaat is the most ambitious of the Banarasi techniques — the warp is cut and rejoined in the colours of the next zone, so each colour change in the body is a discrete moment of loom work. That is why a Rangkaat piece reads almost like a tapestry: every colour boundary is a hand decision. Styling Note Drape Nivi for the cleanest reveal of the colour zones, or open-pallu for a fuller view of the jaal. Pair with kundan, polki or temple jewellery; multicolour grounds take warm gold most comfortably. A rust, mustard or wine raw silk blouse picks up one of the zones. Weave Kadhua, Jangla, Rangkaat Motif Rangkaat colour zones with continuous Jangla floral jaal Zari Zari jaal across the body, with zari anchal and border Border & Anchal Zari border with a zari anchal across colour zones Colour A multicolour co