The Making

Eight hands. Five rooms. Thirty-two hours.

01 Sourcing

Auction & verification

Lots from Tirumala and Palani only — young donors, Ayurvedic, uncoloured. Sealed and certified. Read: Hair as Devotion →

02 Cleansing

A two-week ritual

Sorted strand-by-strand, then washed in fifteen baths of clay, soapnut, and shikakai. Read: What Her Grandmother Knew →

03 Wefting

Hand-tied, single artisan

One artisan, start to finish. Needle-and-thread weft. Invisible, lay-flat seams. Read: Inside the Hyderabad Workshop →

04 Finishing

Quality, blessing, dispatch

Brushed with sandalwood oil, blessed at our altar, packed in handloom silk. Read: Made For All of Her →