Kerala Kasavu Cotton Saree – Peacock-Feather Motifs with Mural-Style Pallu

Peacock feathers — mayilpeeli, the emblem of Krishna — are scattered across this cream cotton saree: green, with a red-and-yellow eye, on the body, down the pallu and in a row above the hem.

The surprise is the pallu. A mural-style panel of two women, drawn in red and green with the bold outlines and the red–yellow–green palette of Kerala’s temple paintings, sits inside the gold border like a framed picture.

With a pallu this busy, keep the jewellery simple. When you store it, fold the saree so the panel faces outward and the zari does not rub against the painting.