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A sari (sometimes also saree [1] or sadi) [note 1] is a drape (cloth) [2] and a women's garment in the Indian subcontinent. [3] It consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a dress, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole, [4] [5] sometimes baring a part of the midriff.
Teenage girls may wear half-sarees, a three-piece set consisting of a langa, a choli and a stole wrapped over it like a saree. Women usually wear full sarees. Indian wedding saris are typically red or pink, a tradition that goes back to India's pre-modern history. [30] Saris are usually known by different names in different places.
Shaina Nana Chudasama (born 1 December 1972), [a] is an Indian fashion designer, politician, and social worker. Daughter of the former Sheriff of Mumbai, her father, Nana Chudasama, [1] Shaina is known in the Indian fashion industry as the 'Queen of Drapes' for draping a saree (sari) in fifty-four different ways.
South Indian culture refers to the cultural region typically covering the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.The idea of South India is closely linked to the Dravidian ethnic and linguistic identity and therefore it can also refer to groups in central India such as the Gondi and the Kui.
Man in traditional dress smoking hookah, Rajasthan, India. Women traditionally wear salwar kameez, gagra choli, sari and phiran. Dupatta is worn to complete the outfit. Men traditionally wear kurta, achkan, kameez and sherwani for upper garment, lower garment includes dhoti, churidar, and shalwar.
The image shown above doesn't look like a saree. It looks more like a dress worn by Rajasthani women.--(Sumanth|Talk) 09:44, 28 May 2007 (UTC) Comment: I second what Sumanthk said. The image does not show the dress of a typical south Indian woman (which is anyways too varied to categorise like that).--Seraphiel 10:36, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
In verses 2.67–2.69 and 5.148–5.155, Manusmriti preaches that as a girl, she should respect and seek protection of her father, as a young woman her husband, and as a widow her son and should receive the same respect from them as well, and that a woman should always worship her husband as a god and vice-versa. [34] [35]
Non-Brahmin women in Tamil Nadu traditionally wear red-and-white checked saris. [1] The Padmasali wedding sari is a white sari that has been dyed with turmeric. [1] Gujarati women wear red and white panetar saris. [2] Sari fabric is also traditionally silk. Over time, colour options and fabric choices for Indian brides have expanded.