Purple Shikargah Pure Silk Handloom Banarasi Saree

A pure Katan silk Banarasi saree in a deep, regal purple, with a Shikargah hunting-scene composition drawn over the full field of the drape. Figures of birds, foliage and stylised animal forms fill the body, woven on a Tanchoi ground that holds the composition in satin clarity. The motifs, anchal and border are all woven in zari — the figures are placed across the body and the edges close the scene without breaking it. Handwoven in Varanasi on a traditional pit loom. Shikargah is among the most narrative of Banarasi compositions — an entire landscape woven into the body of the drape, figure by figure. Carrying that level of scene-work cleanly across a Tanchoi ground takes months at the loom and a weaver willing to hold the storyline straight from end to end. The piece reads less like brocade and more like a woven manuscript. Styling Note Drape Nivi-style with the anchal pleated over the shoulder so the figures stay visible. Pair with antique-gold or polki, and choose a blouse in deeper purple, plum or oxidised gold raw silk. Weave Tanchoi with Shikargah composition Motif Shikargah hunting-scene with figures of birds and foliage across the body Zari Figures