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Mundum neriyatum (Malayalam: മുണ്ട് നേരിയത്; settu-mundu or mundu-set) is the traditional clothing of women in Kerala, a state in southwestern India. It is the oldest remnant of the ancient form of the sari which covered only the lower part of the body.
A variant called a mundum neriyatum is used more often by women. The mundum neriyatum is a set of two mundus, both having matching kara. The set contains a lower garment similar to those worn by men. The upper mundu, worn with a blouse, is wrapped once around the waist and upper body and left hanging from the left shoulder, resembling a sari ...
Kerala sari is regarded as the cultural costume of women of the Malayali community. [2] The grace and appeal of the golden borders contrasting with the otherwise plain white mundum neryathum of Keralite women has come to symbolize Malayali women. The sari is a hot favorite during the time of Onam, not just in Kerala but in other parts of India ...
The goods coming under the Geographical indication are double dhoti (or, double mundu or double veshti or Kuthampully dhoti), set mundu (or, mundum neriyathum) and neriyathu (or, kavani). Kuthampally is a village in the Thiruvilwamala Gramapanchayath of Thalapilly Taluk of Thrissur District in Kerala. Historically, Kuthampally was the original ...
Chattayum Mundum is a traditional attire used by the Syrian Christian women of Kerala. [1] It is a seamless white garment, consisting of a white blouse covering the whole upper part of the body ( "Chatta" ) and a long white garment called " Mundu " which is wrapped around the waist which reaches to the ankles.
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The accompanying picture to the article on Mundum Neriyathum appears to show a woman wearing a saree. It fails to demonstrate the basic premise that the Mundum Neriyathum is actually two separate items of clothing and thus misses the entire point. I suggest that a better photograph needs to demonstrate this article of clothing.
Women were using two uttariya sometimes, viz. for covering the chest, when a woman used satanmasuska or Sattanapatta (also known as kurpsika or kanchuki) to cover her breasts. As per mention in Buddhist Pali literature during the 6th century BC, Sari śāṭikā ( Sanskrit : शाटिका ) is an evolved form of combining Sattanapatta, the ...