The most painterly and visually arresting piece in the Durga collection — this ivory / cream Murshidabad silk saree is a wearable Pattachitra canvas of extraordinary beauty. The body is a pristine, lustrous ivory in the celebrated Murshidabad silk weave — smooth, heavy, and luminous — scattered with small, delicate Pattachitra-style sacred motifs in red and orange: trishuls, Om symbols, and lotus buds placed with generous spacing across the ivory ground. Each motif is rendered in the bold, graphic line quality of the Odisha Pattachitra tradition — confident, sacred, and alive.
The border is a wide, bold red silk stripe with a beautiful Pattachitra vine scrollwork / chain motif running along the inner edge in black and antique gold — a continuous scrolling vine with small circular nodes and leaf fills, rendered in the characteristic black outline and gold fill of the Pattachitra tradition. The border is clean, architectural, and deeply rooted in the folk art vocabulary of Odisha.
The pallu is where this saree becomes a true masterpiece — a breathtaking ombre / gradient composition that transitions seamlessly from the pristine ivory of the body through a warm amber / golden orange glow — like the light of a sacred fire or the golden hour of Durga Puja — into a full-ground large-scale Pattachitra digital print of Goddess Durga Mahishasuramardini in her most complete and fierce form. The goddess is depicted in the classic Odisha Pattachitra style — multiple arms holding the trishul, sword, conch, and divine weapons, her ornate crown and jewellery rendered in meticulous detail, her lion vahana in full battle stance, and the demon Mahishasura beneath her feet — all in vivid teal / peacock blue, deep red, burnt orange, antique gold, and black on the golden amber ground. The Pattachitra vine border frames the pallu on all sides, completing the composition in a grand, devotional sweep. The ombre gradient from ivory to golden amber to the full Pattachitra composition is a stroke of design genius — the saree literally transforms from sacred simplicity to divine magnificence as it drapes.
Comes with a red raw silk sleeveless V-neck blouse — a rich, auspicious red in a textured raw silk / dupion weave, featuring a deep V-neckline, sleeveless cut, and a structured silhouette. The red blouse is the perfect devotional complement — the red of Shakti, the red of the border, the red of the Divine Mother’s garments in the Pattachitra pallu.
- Fabric: Murshidabad silk
- Color: Ivory / cream with red & orange Pattachitra sacred motifs; red vine border; ombre ivory-to-amber gradient Pattachitra Durga pallu
- Body: Scattered small Pattachitra-style sacred motifs — trishul, Om & lotus buds in red & orange on ivory Murshidabad silk
- Border: Wide red silk with Pattachitra vine scrollwork / chain motif in black & antique gold along inner edge
- Pallu: Ombre gradient from ivory through golden amber to full-ground large-scale Pattachitra Durga Mahishasuramardini digital print — goddess in multi-armed battle form with lion vahana & Mahishasura in teal, red, orange, gold & black — framed by Pattachitra vine border
- Blouse: Red raw silk / dupion, sleeveless, deep V-neckline, structured
- Occasion: Durga Puja, Navratri, Festive, Bridal, Wedding, Puja, Cultural events, Gifting
- Length: 5.5 metres saree + blouse piece
- Care: Dry clean recommended
