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The mythical two-headed bird, gandaberunda, and swans perched on deer feature alongside jacquard patterns all along the vivid pink silk sari that is encased in glass and mounted on the wall. But Pavithra Muddaya’s eye quickly moves across these patterns to be finally arrested by the elephant motifs on the sari’s borders. Revivalist, designer, teacher of aesthetics, historian and businesswoman, the 61-year-old wears many hats — and all for the love of handloom.
The elephant motif on this sari interests her particularly because of the unusual “curve” of its head. The sari is easily 60 or 70 years old, and its
