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SARI (SAWR-ee)
A
garment, 6 yards long, worn by Hindu women
Common
clues: Indira's
dress; Delhi wrap; Hindu dress; Bombay garment; Madras garment;
Gandhi's garb; Bollywood costume; Rani's wraparound;
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A
sari
(also spelled saree)
is a garment worn by many women in the Indian subcontinent. It
consists of a long strip of cloth which can be wrapped in various
styles. The most common style is wrapped around the waist, then
one end is draped over the shoulder. It is usually five to six
yards of unstitched cloth worn over a midriff-baring blouse
(known as a choli), and a petticoat. Some sari styles require
nine yards of cloth.
The
word 'sari' is believed to derive from the Sanskrit word 'sati',
which means strip of cloth. This evolved into the Prakrit 'sadi'
and was later anglicised into 'sari'.
Some
versions of the history of Indian clothing trace the sari back to
the Indus valley civilization, which flourished in 2800-1800 BCE.
One ancient statue shows a man in a draped robe which some sari
researchers believe to be a precursor of the sari.
Ancient
Tamil poetry, such as the Silappadhikaram and the Kadambari by
Banabhatta, describes women in exquisite drapery. This drapery is
believed to be a sari. In the Natya Shastra (an ancient Indian
treatise describing ancient dance and costumes), the navel of the
Supreme Being is considered to be the source of life and
creativity. Hence the stomach of the dancer is to be left
unconcealed, which some take to indicate the wearing of a sari.
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SARI
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