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An Ajrakh saree from Kutch carries two things at once. The drape of cotton that moves with the occasion rather than holding against it. And the craft of a block-print tradition that takes seventeen steps, natural indigo, madder, resist paste, and wooden blocks pressed by hand to produce a geometric repeat that synthetic printing does not replicate. The border carries the full Ajrakh block repeat. The body holds the colour the way cotton holds natural dye: deeply, evenly, with a depth that shows in festive light. You wear it to one occasion and reach for it at every festive occasion after. That is what happens when the craft behind the saree is as considered as the occasion it is worn to. Ajrakh Saree at iTokri. Block-printed in Kutch