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Majestic red decorated with golden lace and an elongated paisley border create a fine pattern and displays the amazing intricacies that can be performed in a weave. This sari truly represents the beauty of India.

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The warp and weft colors differ (you can see the warp colors at the lower end of the image), and colors change as it moves. The camera can't capture that effect, but it is quite remarkable.

I don't know the age, but there are some small holes and edge fraying, and the silk has no trace of the stiffness that I associate with later textiles from mainland southeast Asia. One person who saw it said that she was sure that it's 19th century. Maybe it is, maybe not.

Lynton's book, The Sari mentions that use of gold (as opposed to gold-colored) thread was common in Benares saris until recently, and illustrates a corner that of a wedding sari that was saved as a memento when the owner incinerated the rest of it to recover the gold. So the thread in ours may actually be gold. Then again, maybe it isn't.
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Varanasi Silk Saris

Benares Brocades or Varanasi Silks are some of the richest sarees produced in India and is the most in demand sari for weddings and functions. The famous Varanasi sari has elaborate brocaded ornament, often infused with gleaming zari and woven on very heavy guage silks. The ornament style associated with it is primarily Persian. Delicate floral and architectural ornaments, figures and animals rendered in detailed multicolor threadwork lend the sari it's elegance.


 
 
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Bridal Pink and Golden Jamawar Brocaded Bridal Sari from Banaras. Pure Silk

Mustard Banarasi Valkalam Sari with Golden Thread Weave. Pure Silk.

Hand-woven Coral and Orchid Valkalam Sari from Banaras with Floral Weave on Border. Pure Silk

Red Bridal Banarasi Sari with All-Over Tanchoi Weave. Pure Silk

  

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