Vijayalakshmi Ganesh

Your Complete Guide to Kanjivaram Sarees: Elegance and Tradition Unveiled

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh October 15th, 2024 5 minute read

Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Table of Contents:IntroductionWhy Should one go for Kanjivaram Saree?Touch and FeelWeight and TextureColour and Fabric ToneSelecting the Ideal BorderWhere...

Kanjivaram Silk Sarees: A Symbol of Tradition & Elegance

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh September 22nd, 2024 5 minute read

Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Table of Contents:IntroductionWhat is Kanjivaram Silk Saree?What Makes Kanjivaram Silk Truly Unique?Comparing Kanjivaram Silk with Other Silk VarietiesWhy...

5 Compelling Reasons to Add a Kanjivaram Silk Saree to Your Wardrobe

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh September 16th, 2024 4 minute read

Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Table of ContentsIntroductionHow Centuries of Culture and Art Are Weaved into Kanjivaram Silk Sarees?What Makes Kanjivaram Silk Sarees a Timeless Elegance...

Madisar Draping - Iyer Style - 9 yard Kanchipuram Silk Saree

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh February 5th, 2024 2 minute read

Saree Draping Styles

Madisar Draping Iyer Style -  learn how to drape a 10 yard or 9 yard saree in the classic madisar draping Iyer style as...

Madisar Draping - Iyengar Style 9 yards Kanchipuram Silk

Madisar Draping - Iyengar Style 9 yards Kanchipuram Silk

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh November 4th, 2023 2 minute read

Saree Draping Styles

Madisar Draping – Iyengar Style Learn how to drape a 10 yard or 9 yard saree in the classic madisar saree draping style as worn by Iyengar Brahmins in...

Bharatnatyam Style Saree Draping Steps

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh October 24th, 2023 3 minute read

Saree Draping Styles

Saree Draping Styles of Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, there are several weaving clusters which were encouraged by the various dynasties that ruled the region...

Muthu Kattam Motif in Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Muthu Kattam Motif in Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh August 21st, 2019 3 minute read

Know Your Saree

Muthu Kattam Motif is a popular style used extensively to create stripes or repeating patterns that usually run the full width of the kanchipuram silk sari...

Athivaradhar - The Aadi Phenomenon

Athivaradhar - The Aadi Phenomenon

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh August 16th, 2019 4 minute read

Indian Culture and Traditions

Image Source: The Internet 2019 is a divine year for Kanjivaram. We are sure you’ve heard and also been blessed by this divinity. Of course, we are...

Auspicious Aadi

Auspicious Aadi

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh August 15th, 2019 3 minute read

Indian Culture and Traditions

Image Source: The Internet Aadi, the fourth month in the Tamil Calendar is the most auspicious month. It generally falls between mid-July to mid-August....

Varalakshmi Vrutham

Varalakshmi Vrutham

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh August 9th, 2019 4 minute read

Indian Culture and Traditions

Image Source: The Internet पद्मसने पद्मकरे सर्व लोकैक पूजिते। नारायणप्रिये देवि सुप्रीता भव सर्वदा॥ She who sits in the lotus, she who holds the lotus...

Panjavarnam Penn - Darshana KT

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh August 3rd, 2019 9 minute read

Panjavarnam Penn

We are going to address one of the most sensitive issues in India. So if at any point in this article we come off as being as offensive, we apologise in...

Panjavarnam Penn - Janaki Sabesh & Dhwani Sabesh

Panjavarnam Penn - Janaki Sabesh & Dhwani Sabesh

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh June 15th, 2019 6 minute read

Panjavarnam Penn

  Panjavarnam Penn has been long overdue. But we have a special duo who have so much to share with us. And yes, we’ve finally taken a break from our...

Panjavarnam Penn - Mahathi S

Panjavarnam Penn - Mahathi S

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh May 3rd, 2019 10 minute read

Panjavarnam Penn

At Panjavarnam, we are all on a musical high. It feels great when highly esteemed artists take the time off to get in touch with us and let us know that...

Panjavrnam Penn: Ranjani-Gayatri

Panjavrnam Penn: Ranjani-Gayatri

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh March 29th, 2019 4 minute read

Panjavarnam Penn

Art as a discipline demands many dedicated hours of practice in a day. Women are natural multi-taskers and it is that great strength that has brought us...

The Handwoven Saree - ethnic wear of choice for Indian women

The Handwoven Saree - ethnic wear of choice for Indian women

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh March 8th, 2019 5 minute read

Know Your Saree

The handwoven saree is quintessentially Indian, and represents everything Indian in women today. While the saree is the preferred ethnic wear of choice...

Panjavarnam Penn - Sumitra Selvaraj

Panjavarnam Penn - Sumitra Selvaraj

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh February 22nd, 2019 10 minute read

Panjavarnam Penn

We have had 3 Panjavarnam Penns so far, each bringing a different dynamic to our saree conversations but all of them sharing the love for sarees that we...

Panjavarnam Penn - Rama Vaidyanathan

Panjavarnam Penn - Rama Vaidyanathan

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh January 29th, 2019 6 minute read

Panjavarnam Penn

December has been a busy month at Panjavarnam. Apart from the very obvious enthusiasm we have had for Margazhi (hint: Check our Social Media and Mails), we...

Arai Maadam Motif in Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Arai Maadam Motif in Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh January 8th, 2019 3 minute read

Know Your Saree

Arai maadam motif in kanchipuram Silk sarees is one such motif that represents the meaning of relationships. It is a weave that appears to be uniform in...

Rudraksham Motif in Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Rudraksham Motif in Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh December 8th, 2018 4 minute read

Know Your Saree

Rudraksham Motifs in Kanchipuram Silk Sarees have an ascetic charm that signifies peace and power. It is thought to have spiritual and medically curative...

Sulabha Santosh, Panjavarnam Penn Oct - Nov 2018

Sulabha Santosh, Panjavarnam Penn Oct - Nov 2018

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh November 15th, 2018 6 minute read

Panjavarnam Penn

Panjavarnam Penn is our small way to celebrate women and their stories. Each and every female customer we meet have a lot of stories to share with us. Each...

Navratri and 9 different sarees

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh October 25th, 2018 4 minute read

Indian Culture and Traditions

  Navratri marks the beginning of the season of festivals that will soon ensue. It is not just 9 days of glorious festivities but also a time to...

Aarabhi Veeraraghavan, Panjavaranam Penn Sept - Oct 2018

Aarabhi Veeraraghavan, Panjavaranam Penn Sept - Oct 2018

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh October 5th, 2018 6 minute read

Panjavarnam Penn

To us, a saree is more than just a piece of fabric. Every pleat, every drape tells us a story -  your first saree, your first time draping one yourself,...

Indian Traditions - Kaaradaiyaan Nombu and why it is significant today

Indian Traditions - Kaaradaiyaan Nombu and why it is significant today

Vijayalakshmi Ganesh March 11th, 2018 3 minute read

Indian Culture and Traditions

Urukaadha Venneyum oradaiyam naan nootren Orukkalum en kanavar ennai vittu pririyadhirukka vendum   Sitting in front of the Pooja, reciting this chant...