Garment & Textile · Fabric

Banarasi Silk

Luxury handloom silk from Varanasi with zari (gold/silver) brocade.

Origin

Varanasi (UP)

Era

Mughal

Also known as

Benarasi

CC-licensed · free to use

Industrialist View

GI tag 2009. Benchmark for bridal sarees. Types: pure silk katan, georgette, shattir, organza. 30–80 working days per saree.

Hand-finish only; never machine overlock the pallu.

Mughal legacy; zari once real silver-gilt, now mostly tested/tested-gold.