The quintessential Bengali bridal saree, reimagined with the painterly grace of the Kalighat tradition — this ivory / cream Murshidabad / Garad silk saree is a devotional masterpiece of the highest order. The body is a pristine, lustrous ivory in the celebrated Murshidabad / Garad silk weave — smooth, heavy, and luminous — scattered with large, bold red lotus / padma flower butis in deep red. Each lotus is rendered in a bold, graphic hand — the sacred flower of Goddess Lakshmi and Durga, the flower of purity and divine grace — placed with generous spacing across the ivory body. The lotus butis are the devotional heartbeat of this saree — each one a moment of sacred beauty on the pristine ivory silk.
The border is the iconic Lal Paar composition of Bengal — a wide, bold red silk stripe with a beautiful fine red lace / crochet-style woven motif band running along the inner edge. The lace band is a delicate, intricate composition of small floral and geometric fills rendered in the characteristic fine woven style of the Murshidabad tradition — a quiet, precious detail that elevates the border from the traditional to the extraordinary. The Lal Paar border runs the full length of the saree on both sides, framing the ivory body with the deep, auspicious red of Shakti.
The pallu is where this saree becomes a wearable work of art — a breathtaking large-scale Kalighat / Pattachitra-style digital print of a peacock with a fully fanned tail on the ivory ground. The peacock is rendered in the bold, graphic, painterly style of the Kalighat folk painting tradition — the tail a magnificent circular fan of radiating feathers with concentric circle eye-spots in teal, peacock blue, and silver grey, the body and neck in deep teal with fine feather detail, the beak and crest rendered with characteristic Kalighat confidence. The peacock composition fills the entire pallu ground in a breathtaking sweep of folk art beauty — the teal and blue of the peacock luminous against the pristine ivory silk. The red Lal Paar lace border frames the pallu on all sides, completing the composition in a grand, devotional sweep.
Comes with a deep red silk short-sleeve V-neck blouse — a rich, auspicious red in a smooth silk weave with a beautiful self-tone brocade / jacquard dot texture — small raised dots woven into the red silk ground in a subtle, precious all-over pattern. The blouse features a wide V-neckline, short sleeves with a slight puff, and a structured silhouette. The red brocade blouse is the perfect devotional complement — the red of Shakti, the red of sindoor, the red of the Lal Paar border, elevated with the quiet luxury of the self-tone brocade texture.
- Fabric: Murshidabad / Garad silk
- Color: Ivory / cream with scattered large red lotus / padma butis; wide red Lal Paar lace border; Kalighat peacock digital pallu in teal, blue & grey on ivory
- Body: Scattered large red lotus / padma flower butis on ivory Murshidabad silk
- Border: Wide red silk Lal Paar with fine red lace / crochet-style woven motif band along inner edge
- Pallu: Large-scale Kalighat / Pattachitra-style digital print — peacock with fully fanned tail in teal, peacock blue & silver grey on ivory — framed by red Lal Paar lace border
- Blouse: Deep red silk with self-tone brocade / jacquard dot texture, short sleeves with slight puff, wide 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
