{"product_id":"pure-katan-banarasi-handloom-saree-meenakari","title":"Pure Katan Banarasi Handloom Saree — Meenakari","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Meenakari Saree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeenakari is the art of colour in Banarasi weaving — but not colour applied after the fact, not colour painted on or printed over, not colour embroidered on top. Meenakari colour is woven colour — coloured silk threads placed alongside real gold zari on the loom during the weaving process itself, creating motifs where colour and gold exist together as a single woven reality. The word Meenakari comes from the Persian and Mughal tradition of enamel work — the filling of metal forms with vibrant colour — and the Banarasi weavers translated that tradition into silk and zari with such mastery that the Meenakari saree became one of the most celebrated and most sought-after weaves in the entire Indian textile tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn pure Katan Silk, full Meenakari work reaches its most complete and most magnificent expression. The weight and depth of the Katan ground gives the multi-coloured Meenakari motifs a visual richness that lighter fabrics cannot carry — each coloured thread sitting in the dense silk as though it has always been there, the gold zari surrounding it making every colour appear more vivid, more jewel-like, more alive than it would be on its own. The body of this saree carries dense Meenakari floral and jaal motifs across the full deep ruby Katan Silk ground — red, green, blue, and gold working together in each motif with the precision and depth that only genuine pit-loom Meenakari work can achieve. Running along both sides is a wide layered gold zari border richly finished with Meenakari detail. The pallu is the Meenakari at its absolute peak — a large multi-colour floral medallion at the centre, dense Meenakari work across the full pallu width, and a layered border frame that makes the fall of this saree look like a painting in silk and gold that has taken days to complete. Because it has.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoints:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeave: Traditional Banarasi pit-loom handweave — zero machine involvement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull Meenakari work: Multiple coloured silk threads woven alongside real gold zari directly on the loom — not embroidered or printed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBody motif: Dense Meenakari floral jaal across the full deep ruby Katan Silk ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorder: Full-length wide layered gold zari border with Meenakari detail on both sides — richly finished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePallu: Magnificent multi-colour Meenakari floral medallion Pallu with dense layered gold zari Meenakari border frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaree length: 5.5 metres + 0.8 m matching blouse piece = 6.3 m total\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIdeal for: Weddings, receptions, festive occasions, heirloom gifting, trousseau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ekaasam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48086151856340,"sku":"EKA-KAT-MNK-001","price":5600.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ekaasam.com\/products\/pure-katan-banarasi-handloom-saree-meenakari","provider":"Ekaasam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}