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India's two great silk sarees, and the choice most people face for a wedding. The short version: Kanjivaram is heavier, bolder and built around...

Two sarees can look identical and differ by ₹20,000 — and the difference is usually the zari. Zari is the metallic thread that makes...

That row of little stepped triangles along your saree's border is a temple — literally. The temple border, or kovil border, is a woven...

They are not the same saree, and the price tells you so immediately. A genuine Kanchipuram silk saree — pure mulberry silk, real zari,...