VASANTASENA DIWALI secured with hooks

secured with hooks

dark sky blue semi-kataan silk banarasi saree with a lovely floral gold zari border

Subtle gold floral buttas adorn the body of the saree

The body of the saree has woven annapakshi and rudraksham buttas

VASANTASENA DIWALI secured with hooksIn a palace chamber where silk curtains and patterned carpets map out territories, Raja Ravi Varma painted Vasantasena at the crossroads of convention and courage. Vasantasena was a woman who commanded the world on her own terms. A celebrated courtesan and patron of the arts, she could have chosen any powerful suitor who came her way. Yet she chose Charudatta, a man with nothing but integrity, who had given away his wealth to those in need. Varma