A blue and silver Banarasi handloom, woven through with quiet motifs. Tara-buti, for the soft glint of moonlight in the weave.
A Banarasi silk-cotton handloom in soft blue and silver, woven on traditional pit looms in Varanasi. The silver is real zari, gold-plated metal thread wound onto a silk core: it catches light without ever glaring, the reason it has dressed Indian women for ceremonies for centuries.
