On now: about 15 Nov to 28 Feb 2027
Winter, the silk and wedding season
From mid November to the end of February, cool weather suits silk, brocade, wool shawls and the main run of weddings.
What is worn for Winter, the silk and wedding season
From about mid November to the end of February the north of India is cold and the south is mild, and it is the season for silk. Heavy Banarasi brocade, Kanchipuram, Paithani and tussar are worn without discomfort, often with a shawl, and the season is also a main run of weddings, with the dates set by the almanac, so silk shops, weaving clusters and craft fairs are busiest. Winter is also when many handloom fairs are held, among them the Surajkund Mela in February. In the north, wool and pashmina shawls are draped over the saree. The dates are a rough guide.
The sarees
Also part of it, and being written: Kanchipuram sari (Heavy Tamil silk, worn through the wedding season.).
Written by the EveryPallu desk with AI assistance. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tussar silk: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Banarasi sari: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source