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<div>{{short description|Sari originating from Kerala, India}}<br />
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[[File:Thiruvathira Kali During Onam.jpg|thumb|Women dressed in Kerala sari]]<br />
'''Kerala sari''' (Set-sari) ({{Lang-ml|കേരള സാരി}}) is a clothing of women in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. <br />
==Mundum Neriyathum==<br />
[[File:Scene from Gajendra Moksha Mural in Krishnapuram, 1730 CE.jpg|thumb| Women dressed in two-piece sari, scene from Kerala Mural, 1730 CE.]]<br />
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It is worn as a garment that closely resembles the ''[[mundum neriyathum]]'' though it is not considered a true mundum neriyathum by classic definition. Traditional mundum neriyathum consists of a two-piece cloth, while Kerala sari is worn in a way to resemble navi drape using two-piece mundum neiyathum. Otherwise, the Kerala sari closely resembles the mundum neriyathum and is often worn by [[Malayali]] women as a [[:wikt:quasi-|quasi]] mundum neriyathum. <br />
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Surviving medieval Kerala mural paintings depict existence of three-styles of clothing worn by women, these include one-piece mundum, single-piece sari with over-lapping pleats resembling nivi-drape worn today by [[Mohiniyattam]] dancers and two-piece mundam-neryathum attire which evolved into Kerala sari.<ref>Wall paintings in North Kerala, India: 1000 years of temple art, Albrecht Frenz, Ke. Ke Mārār, page 93</ref><ref name="Boulanger"/><ref name= Mukulika>Miller, Daniel & Banerjee, Mukulika; (2004) "The Sari", Lustre press / Roli books</ref><br />
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==Kuthampully Sari==<br />
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In September 2011, the Kuthampully sari was given geographical indication status by the Indian government. The Kuthampully weavers belong to the Devanga caste who were brought from [[Karnataka]] to make garments for the Maharaja of Kochi.<ref>{{cite news |last=George |first=Anubha |date=6 October 2018|title=For 500 years, a Kannadiga community of weavers has produced Kerala’s iconic white and gold saree|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/881619/for-500-years-a-kannadiga-community-of-weavers-has-produced-keralas-iconic-white-and-gold-saree|url-status=live|work=Scroll.in|location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701100352/https://scroll.in/magazine/881619/for-500-years-a-kannadiga-community-of-weavers-has-produced-keralas-iconic-white-and-gold-saree|archive-date=1 July 2021|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Cultural costume==<br />
[[File:തിരുവാതിര കളി.JPG|thumb|Thiruvathirakali dancers dressed in Kerala sari.]]<br />
Kerala sari is regarded as the cultural costume of women of the [[Malayali]] community.<ref name= "Boulanger">Boulanger 1997, Ghurye 1951</ref> 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 as well. <ref name= Hindu2016a>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/say-it-in-gold-and-offwhite/article9104929.ece | location=Kochi, India | work=The Hindu | title=Say it in gold and off-white| date=2016-09-14}}</ref><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
Both the traditional and modern styles of the mundum neryathum are depicted in the paintings of the Indian painter [[Raja Ravi Varma]]. The mundum neriyathum was modified in several paintings depicting shakuntala from the mahabharatha to a style of draping now popularly known as the 'nivi saree' or 'national drape'. In one of his paintings, the [[Indian subcontinent]] was shown as a mother wearing a flowing nivi saree.<ref name= "Miller">Miller & Banerjee 2004</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sari]]<br />
* [[Mundum Neriyathum]]<br />
* [[Mundu]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References and bibliography==<br />
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*Boulanger, C (1997) ''Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping'', Shakti Press International, New York. {{ISBN|0-9661496-1-0}}<br />
*Mohapatra, R. P. (1992) ''Fashion styles of ancient India'', B. R. Publishing corporation, {{ISBN|81-7018-723-0}}<br />
*Alkazi, Roshan (1983) "Ancient Indian costume", Art Heritage<br />
*Mahaparinibbanasutta (ancient Buddhist text)<br />
*Miller, Daniel & Banerjee, Mukulika; (2004) ''The Sari'', Lustre press / Roli books<br />
* Bjorn Landstrom (1964) ''The Quest for India'', Doubleday English edition, Stockholm. <br />
* T.K Velu Pillai, (1940) "The Travancore State Manual"; 4 volumes; Trivandrum <br />
* Miller, J. Innes. (1969). ''The Spice Trade of The Roman Empire: 29 B.C. to A.D. 641''. Oxford University Press. Special edition for Sandpiper Books. 1998. {{ISBN|0-19-814264-1}}. <br />
* K.V. Krishna Iyer (1971) "Kerala’s Relations with the Outside World," pp.&nbsp;70, 71 in ''The Cochin Synagogue Quatercentenary Celebrations Commemoration Volume'', Kerala History Association, Cochin. <br />
* Periplus Maris Erythraei, ''The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'', (trans). Wilfred Schoff (1912), reprinted South Asia Books 1995 {{ISBN|81-215-0699-9}}<br />
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