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AANCHAL
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Handwoven in India · Since 1962
Draped inheritage,woven in gold
Kadhwa Banarasi on the loom · Varanasi
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The collections
Six weaves, six stories
From the ghats of Varanasi to the temples of Kanchipuram, each weave carries the hands and history of its region.
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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Banarasi
Woven gold from the ghats of Varanasi
Mughal-era kadhwa weaving, where every buta is hand-knotted with real zari on a pit loom. A single saree can take a master weaver up to six weeks.
4 sarees
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Kanjeevaram
Temple borders, mulberry silk
Body and border are woven separately and interlocked by hand with korvai, so the contrast border never fades or tears.
4 sarees
Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh
Chanderi
Featherlight sheer, coin butis
A sheer blend of silk and cotton with a glass-like finish, scattered with tiny gold coin motifs woven by hand.
4 sarees
Paithan, Maharashtra
Paithani
Peacocks on a tapestry pallu
Known as the queen of silks, its pallu is woven like a tapestry, with peacocks and lotus vines in a shot-silk ground.
4 sarees
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Organza
Modern sheer, hand-embroidered
Crisp silk organza with delicate hand embroidery, made for cocktail evenings and modern celebrations.
4 sarees
Phulia, West Bengal
Handloom Cotton
Breathable, everyday elegance
Soft handspun cotton in jamdani and stripe weaves, made for long days and easy draping.
4 sarees
Most loved
Real zari, woven by hand
Silver thread, dipped in gold
Our craft
Six weeks.
Two hands. One saree.
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The silk
Mulberry silk from Karnataka, reeled by hand and twisted into yarn fine enough to pass through a ring.
3 kgof silk per bridal saree
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The colour
Yarn is dyed in small batches, then dried in the sun. Colours are matched by eye, as they have been for generations.
21days of dyeing and drying
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The loom
On a pit loom, the weaver and an assistant work in rhythm, lifting thousands of threads for every row of the pattern.
6weeks on the loom
- 4
The zari
Silver thread dipped in gold is woven in by hand, motif by motif, so the saree catches light like jewellery.
1,200 mof real zari thread
Shop by occasion
Words from our patrons
“I wore it for my wedding reception and three aunties asked where it was from. The zari is even richer in person.”
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Our saree stylists will drape, compare and help you choose, live from our studio. Free, 30 minutes, in English, Hindi, Tamil or Bengali.
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Available 10 am – 8 pm, all days
Silk Mark certified
Every silk saree is tested and tagged.
Direct from weavers
Fair prices paid to 40+ weaver families.
Free insured shipping
Across India on orders above ₹5,000.
7-day easy returns
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