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{{short description|Woman's draped garment of Indian Subcontinent}}
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{{About|the garment|other uses|Sari (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Women and Child in Saree.jpg|thumb|Traditional [[Maharashtra|Maharashtrian]] sari.]]
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A '''sari''' (sometimes also '''shari''' or [[Hunterian transliteration|misspelled]] as '''saree''')<ref group="note">The name of the garment in various [[Languages of South Asia|regional languages]] include:
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* {{lang-as|শাৰী|xārī|translit-std=ISO}}
| subdivision_name        = [[India]]
* {{lang-bn|শাড়ি|śāṛi|translit-std=ISO}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[States and territories of India|State]]
* {{lang-gu|સાડી|sāḍī|translit-std=ISO}}
| subdivision_name1      = [[Maharashtra]]
* {{lang-hi|साड़ी|sāṛī|translit-std=ISO}}
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of districts of India|District]]
* {{lang-kn|ಸೀರೆ|sīre|translit-std=ISO}}
| subdivision_name2      = [[Nandurbar]]
* {{lang-knn|साडी, कापड, चीरे|sāḍī, kāpaḍ, cīrē|translit-std=ISO}}
| subdivision_type3      = Tehsil
* {{lang-ml|സാരി|sāri|translit-std=ISO}}
| subdivision_name3      = [[Nawapur]]
* {{lang-mr|साडी|sāḍī|translit-std=ISO}}
| government_type        = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
* {{lang-ne|सारी|sārī|translit-std=ISO}}
| governing_body          = [[Gram panchayat]]
* {{lang-or|ଶାଢ଼ୀ|śāṛhī|translit-std=ISO}}
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* {{lang-pa|ਸਾਰੀ|sārī|translit-std=ISO}}
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* {{lang-ta|[[:ta:புடவை|புடவை]]|puṭavai|translit-std=ISO}}
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* {{lang-te|చీర|cīra|translit-std=ISO}}
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* {{lang-ur|ساڑى|sāṛī|translit-std=ISO}}</ref> is a [[Women|women's]] [[Clothing|garment]] from the [[Indian subcontinent]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lynton|first=Linda|title=The Sari|year=1995|publisher=Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8109-4461-9}}</ref> that consists of an unstitched [[drapery|drape]] varying from {{convert|4.5|to|9|yards|abbr=off}} in length<ref>{{cite book|last=Boulanger|first=Chantal|title=Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping|year=1997|publisher=Shakti Press International|location=New York|isbn=978-0-9661496-1-6}}</ref> and {{convert|600|to|1200|mm|abbr=off}} in breadth<ref>{{cite book|last=Boulanger|first=Chantal|title=Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping|year=1997|publisher=Shakti Press International|location=New York|page=6}}</ref> that is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder, partly baring the [[midriff]].<ref name="alkazi">Alkazi, Roshan (1983) "Ancient Indian costume", Art Heritage</ref><ref name="Boulanger" /><ref name="Ghurye">Ghurye (1951) "Indian costume", Popular book depot (Bombay); (Includes rare photographs of 19th century Namboothiri and nair women in ancient sari with bare upper torso)</ref> It is traditionally worn in the countries of [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Nepal]]. There are various styles of sari manufacture and draping, the most common being the [[#Nivi|Nivi]] style.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Boulanger|first=Chantal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1pEAAAAYAAJ|title=Saris: an illustrated guide to the Indian art of draping|date=1997|publisher=Shakti Press International|pages=55|isbn=9780966149616|language=en|quote=Women of Andhra Pradesh claim that the modern sari is their own traditional drape . . . this claim is probably true.}}</ref><ref name="Linda Lynton 1995">Linda Lynton(1995), The Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, Technique {{ISBN|978-0-8109-4461-9}}, page 187; Quote: ''It is in the Karnataka (Mysore) and western Maharashtran area that the nivi style is believed to have originated.''.</ref> The sari is worn with a fitted [[bodice]] commonly called a [[choli]] ({{transl|inc|hunterian|ravike}} or {{transl|inc|hunterian|kuppasa}} in southern India, and {{transl|ne|hunterian|cholo}} in Nepal) and a [[petticoat]] called {{transl|hi|hunterian|[[ghagra choli|ghagra]]}}, {{transl|mr|hunterian|parkar}}, or {{transl|ta|hunterian|ul-pavadai}}.<ref name="Vijay Singh Katiyar">{{cite book|last1=Katiyar|first1=Vijai Singh|title=Indian saris : traditions, perspectives, design|date=2009|publisher=Wisdom Tree in association with National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788183281225|pages=211|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8RjgPQAACAAJ|access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> It remains fashionable in the Indian Subcontinent today.<ref name="hinduismtoday">{{cite web |title=Sari, Always in Vogue |url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4605 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531095310/https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4605 |archive-date=2012-05-31 |access-date=2018-03-09 |publisher=[[Hinduism Today]]}}</ref> [[File:A Traditional Bengali Attire- Saree draped in the Bengali way.jpg|thumb|Sari is worn in Bengal using the Aat Puroure draping style.]]
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== Etymology ==
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The [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] word {{transl|hi|ISO|sāṛī}} ({{lang|hi|साड़ी}}, {{lang|ur|ساڑی}}),<ref name="Annandale1892">{{cite book |last1=Annandale |first1=Charles |title=The Imperial Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Knowledge Unabridged |date=1892 |publisher=Belford Publishing Company |page=792 |language=en}}</ref> described in [[Sanskrit]] {{lang|sa|शाटी}} {{transl|sa|ISO|śāṭī}}<ref name="Oxford University Press">{{cite book |title=The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary |editor=R. S. McGregor |editor-link=R. S. McGregor |year=1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-864339-5 |page=1003}}</ref> which means 'strip of cloth'<ref name="Monier-Williams 1995 1063">{{cite book |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary |last=Monier-Williams |first=Monier |author-link=Monier Monier-Williams |year=1995 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |location=Delhi |isbn=978-81-208-0065-6 |page=1063 |url=http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/index.html |access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref> and {{lang|pi|शाडी}} {{transl|pi|ISO|śāḍī}} or {{lang|pi|साडी}} {{transl|pi|ISO|sāḍī}} in [[Pali]], and which evolved to {{transl|inc|ISO|sāṛī}} in modern Indian languages.<ref name="Kapoor 2002 6422 pg no. starts from 6130">{{Cite book| last = Kapoor| first = Subodh| title = The Indian encyclopaedia: biographical, historical, religious, administrative, ethnological, commercial and scientific. Reunion-Satya Yauvana, Volume 20| publisher = Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd| year = 2002| page = 6422 (pg no. starts from 6130)| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ieypjy0k2TsC&pg=PA6422|quote= The etymology of the word sari is from the Sanskrit 'sati', which means strip of cloth. This evolved into the Prakriti 'sadi', and was later anglicised into sari|isbn = 978-81-7755-257-7}}</ref> The word {{transl|sa|ISO|śāṭika}} is mentioned as describing women's attire in ancient India in [[Sanskrit]] literature and Buddhist literature called [[Jatakas]].<ref name="Sachidanand">Sachidanand, Sahay (1975) Indian costume, coiffure, and ornament. Chapter 2 'Female Dress', Munshiram Manoharlal publishers Pvt Ltd. pp 31–55</ref> This could be equivalent to the modern day sari.<ref name="Sachidanand"/> The term for female [[bodice]], the {{transl|hi|hunterian|choli}} evolved from ancient {{transl|sa|ISO|stanapaṭṭa}}.<ref name="Prachya Pratibha p.121">Prachya Pratibha, 1978 "Prachya Pratibha, Volume 6", p.121</ref><ref name="Agam Kala Prakashan p.118">Agam Kala Prakashan, 1991 "Costume, coiffure, and ornaments in the temple sculpture of northern Andhra", p.118</ref> ''[[Rajatarangini]]'', a tenth-century literary work by [[Kalhana]], states that the choli from the Deccan was introduced under the royal order in Kashmir.<ref name="Vijay Singh Katiyar"/>
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| population_blank2      = 525829
The petticoat is called {{transl|hi|hunterian|sari}} ({{lang|hi|साड़ी}}, {{lang|ur|ساڑی}}) in [[Hindi-Urdu]],<ref name="Annandale1892"/> {{transl|mr|hunterian|parkar}} ({{lang|mr|परकर}}) in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], {{transl|ta|hunterian|ulpavadai}} ({{lang|ta|உள்பாவாடை}}) in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ({{transl|inc|hunterian|pavada}} in other parts of South India: {{lang-ml|പാവാട|pāvāṭa|translit-std=ISO}}, {{lang-te|పావడ|pāvaḍa|translit-std=ISO}}, {{lang-kn|ಪಾವುಡೆ|pāvuḍe|translit-std=ISO}}), {{transl|inc|ISO|sāẏā}} ({{lang|be|সায়া}}) in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and eastern India, and  {{transl|inc|ISO|sāya}} ({{lang|si|සාය}}) in [[Sinhala language|Sinhalese]]. Apart from the standard "petticoat", it may also be called "inner skirt"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stylish.in/blog/wear-saree-perfectly/|title=How to wear saree perfectly - Glowpink|date=26 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120005715/http://stylish.in/blog/wear-saree-perfectly/|archive-date=20 November 2015}}</ref> or an inskirt.
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==Origins and history==
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| caption1 = Terracotta figurine in Sari-like drape, 200-100 BCE from [[Bengal]].
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| caption2 = [[Tara (Buddhism)|Tara]] depicted in ancient ''three-piece'' attire, c. 11th century CE.
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| caption3 = Lady being offered wine, Deccan, 1600 CE.
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'''Sari''' is a village in [[Nawapur]] tehsil in [[Nandurbar district]] of [[Maharashtra]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|23|km}} from sub district headquarter and {{convert|85|km}} from district headquarter. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]]. <ref name="census">{{cite web | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Village_Release_2700.xlsx | title=District Census Hand Book | work=indiapost.gov.in}}</ref>


History of Sari-like drapery is traced back to the [[Indus Valley Civilisation]], which flourished during 2800–1800 BCE around the northwestern part of the [[South Asia]].<ref name="Boulanger" /><ref name="Ghurye"/> [[Cotton]] was first cultivated and woven in Indian subcontinent around 5th millennium BCE.<ref>Stein, Burton (1998). ''A History of India''. Blackwell Publishing. {{ISBN|0-631-20546-2}}, p. 47</ref> Dyes used during this period are still in use, particularly [[indigo]], [[lac]], [[Rubia cordifolia|red madder]] and [[turmeric]].<ref name="Harrapa">{{cite web|title=What did the Indus people wear and what material were their clothes made of? |url=http://a.harappa.com/content/what-did-indus-people-wear-and-what-material-were-their-clothes-made |publisher=Harappa.com |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> [[Silk]] was woven around 2450 BCE and 2000 BCE.<ref name=nat>{{cite journal |last=Abbott |first=Phill |title=Rethinking silk's origins : Nature News |journal=Nature |volume=457 |issue=7232 |pages=945 |doi-access=free |doi=10.1038/457945a |pmid=19238684 |date=19 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Good |first1=I.L. |last2=Kenoyer |first2=J.M.| last3=Meadow |first3=R.H. |title=New evidence for early silk in the Indus civilization |journal=Archaeometry |volume=50 |page=457 |year=2009 |doi=10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00454.x |issue=3 |url=https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/1/14117751/1/287832.pdf }}</ref>
The word ''sari'' evolved from {{transl|sa|ISO|śāṭikā}} ({{lang-sa|शाटिका}}) mentioned in earliest Hindu literature as women's attire.<ref name=Mohapatra>Mohapatra, R. P. (1992) "Fashion styles of ancient India", B. R. Publishing corporation, {{ISBN|81-7018-723-0}}</ref><ref name="Sachidanand"/> The sari or {{transl|sa|ISO|śāṭikā}} evolved from a three-piece ensemble comprising the [[Antariya|{{transl|sa|ISO|antarīya}}]], the lower garment; the [[Uttariya|{{transl|sa|ISO|uttarīya}}]]; a veil worn over the shoulder or the head; and the {{transl|sa|ISO|[[stanapatta]]}}, a chestband. This ensemble is mentioned in [[Sanskrit]] literature and Buddhist [[Pali]] literature during the 6th century BCE.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QO2BAAAAMAAJ&q=Stanapatta|page=35|title=Fashion Styles of Ancient India: A Study of Kalinga from Earliest Times to Sixteenth Century Ad|first=Ramesh |last=Prasad Mohapatra|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation|year=1992|isbn=9788170187233}}</ref> This complete three-piece dress was known as {{transl|sa|hunterian|[[poshak]]}}, generic term for costume.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nckSAQAAIAAJ| page=84|title=Costume, textiles and jewellery of India: traditions in Rajasthan|first=Vandana|last=Bhandari|publisher=Mercury Books|year=2005|isbn=9780811810845}}</ref> Ancient [[antariya]] closely resembled the ''dhoti'' wrap in the "fishtail" version which was passed through legs, covered the legs loosely and then flowed into a long, decorative pleats at front of the legs.<ref name="alkazi" /><ref>Linda Lynton (1995) "The Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, Techniques.", p.170</ref><ref>Prof. Dipak Sharma (2012) "SOUVENIR of 2nd International Science Congress (ISC-2012).", p.282</ref> It further evolved into ''Bhairnivasani'' skirt, today known as ''[[gagra choli|ghagri]]'' and ''lehenga''.<ref>J. Correia-Afonso, (1984) "Indica, Volume 21, Issue 2", p.126</ref> [[Uttariya]] was a shawl-like veil worn over the shoulder or head, it evolved into what is known today known as [[dupatta]] and [[ghoonghat]].<ref>Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, (2001) "Epic India : India as Described in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana", p.144</ref> Likewise, the {{transl|sa|ISO|stanapaṭṭa}} evolved into the ''choli'' by the 1st century CE.<ref name="Prachya Pratibha p.121"/><ref name="Agam Kala Prakashan p.118"/><ref>Roshen Alkazi, 1996 "Ancient Indian Costume", p.48</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Levick |first1=Melba |last2=Crites |first2=Mitchell |last3=Nanji |first3=Ameeta |date=2008 |title=IndiaColor: Spirit, Tradition, and Style |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dApCPMobDlAC |publisher=Chronicle Books |page=47 |isbn=978-0-8118-5316-3}}</ref>
The ancient [[Sanskrit]] work, ''Kadambari'' by [[Banabhatta]] and ancient [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poetry, such as the ''[[Silappadhikaram]]'', describes women in exquisite [[drapery]] or sari.<ref name="Vijay Singh Katiyar"/><ref name="Parthasarathy">{{cite book |last=Parthasarathy |first=R. |year=1993 |title=The Tale of an Anklet: An Epic of South India – The Cilappatikaram of Ilanko Atikal, Translations from the Asian Classics |publisher=Columbia Univ. Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-231-07849-8 }}</ref><ref>Emma Tarlo (1996) "Clothing Matters: Dress and Identity in India.", p.154</ref><ref>Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1951) "Indian Costume.", p.154</ref> In ancient India, although women wore saris that bared the midriff, the [[Dharmasastra]] writers stated that women should be dressed such that the navel would never become visible.<ref name="google1">[https://books.google.com/books?id=NH1qr33kfXAC Encyclopedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: Ancient India – Simmi Jain].</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Anant Sadashiv Altekar|title=The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization, From Prehistoric Times to the Present Day|year=1956|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ|isbn=9788120803244|page=380|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYG4K0yYHQgC&pg=PA282}}</ref> By which for some time the navel exposure became a taboo and the navel was concealed.<ref name="Boulanger" /><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DoY-tEMgJ8UC&pg=PA434|title=Folkways: A Study of Mores, Manners, Customs and Morals|first=William Graham|last=Sumner|date=1 September 2007|publisher=Cosimo, Inc.|access-date=13 January 2017|via=Google Books|isbn=9781602067585}}</ref><ref>Linda Lynton, Sanjay K. Singh (2002) "The Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, Techniques.", p.40</ref> In ancient Indian tradition and 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 midriff is to be left bare by the sari.<ref name="Bharata">Bharata (1967). The Natyashastra [Dramaturgy], 2 vols., 2nd. ed. Trans. by Manomohan Ghosh. Calcutta: Manisha Granthalaya</ref><ref name="BeckB">{{cite journal |last=Beck |first=Brenda |year=1976 |title=The Symbolic Merger of Body, Space, and Cosmos in Hindu Tamil Nadu |journal=[[Contributions to Indian Sociology]] |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=213–243 |doi=10.1177/006996677601000202 |s2cid=143220583 }}</ref>
It is generally accepted that wrapped sari-like garments for lower body and sometimes shawls or scarf like garment called 'uttariya' for upper body, have been worn by Indian women for a long time, and that they have been worn in their current form for hundreds of years. In ancient couture the lower garment was called '[[Nivi (garment)|nivi]]' or 'nivi bandha', while the upper body was mostly left bare.<ref name="Sachidanand"/> The works of [[Kālidāsa|Kalidasa]] mention the {{transl|sa|ISO|kūrpāsaka}}, a form of tight fitting breast band that simply covered the breasts.<ref name="Sachidanand"/> It was also sometimes referred to as an {{transl|sa|ISO|uttarāsaṅga}} or [[Stanapatta|{{transl|sa|ISO|stanapaṭṭa}}]].<ref name="Sachidanand"/>
Poetic references from works like [[Silappadikaram]] indicate that during the [[Sangam period]] in ancient Tamil Nadu in southern India, a single piece of clothing served as both lower garment and head covering, leaving the midriff completely uncovered.<ref name="Parthasarathy"/> Similar styles of the sari are recorded paintings by [[Raja Ravi Varma]] in Kerala.<ref name="Miller"/> Numerous sources say that everyday costume in ancient India until recent times in [[Kerala]] consisted of a pleated dhoti or ([[sarong]]) wrap, combined with a breast band called {{transl|sa|ISO|kūrpāsaka}} or {{transl|sa|ISO|stanapaṭṭa}} and occasionally a wrap called {{transl|sa|ISO|uttarīya}} that could at times be used to cover the upper body or head.<ref name="Sachidanand"/> The two-piece Kerala mundum neryathum (mundu, a dhoti or sarong, neryath, a shawl, in [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]) is a survival of ancient clothing styles. The one-piece sari in Kerala is derived from neighbouring Tamil Nadu or Deccan during medieval period based on its appearance on various temple murals in medieval Kerala.<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="Ghurye"/><ref name= Mukulika>Miller, Daniel & Banerjee, Mukulika; (2004) "The Sari", Lustre press / Roli books</ref>
Early [[Sanskrit]] literature has a wide vocabulary of terms for the [[ghoonghat|veiling]] used by women, such as ''Avagunthana'' (oguntheti/oguṇthikā), meaning cloak-veil, ''Uttariya'' meaning shoulder-veil, ''Mukha-pata'' meaning face-veil and ''Sirovas-tra'' meaning head-veil.<ref name="Govind Sadashiv Ghurye 1951 p.236">Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1951) "Indian Costume.", p.236</ref> In the ''Pratimānātaka'', a play by Bhāsa describes in context of ''Avagunthana'' veil that "''ladies may be seen without any blame (for the parties concerned) in a religious session, in marriage festivities, during a calamity and in a forest''".<ref name="Govind Sadashiv Ghurye 1951 p.236"/> The same sentiment is more generically expressed in later [[Sanskrit]] literature.<ref name="Sulochana Ayyar 1987 p.152">Sulochana Ayyar (1987) "Costumes and Ornaments as Depicted in the Sculptures of Gwalior Museum.", p.152</ref> [[Śūdraka]], the author of [[Mṛcchakatika]] set in fifth century BCE says that the ''Avagaunthaha'' was not used by women everyday and at every time. He says that a married lady was expected to put on a veil while moving in the public.<ref name="Sulochana Ayyar 1987 p.152"/> This may indicate that it was not necessary for unmarried females to put on a veil.<ref name="Sulochana Ayyar 1987 p.152"/> This form of veiling by married women is still prevalent in Hindi-speaking areas, and is known as ''[[ghoonghat]]'' where the loose end of a sari is pulled over the head to act as a facial veil.<ref>Kusumanjali Prakashan, 1993 "The Natyasastra tradition and ancient Indian society", p.63</ref>
Based on sculptures and paintings, tight bodices or ''[[choli]]s'' are believed have evolved between the 2nd century BCE to 6th century CE in various regional styles.<ref name="Vijay Singh Katiyar 24">{{cite book |last=Katiyar |first=Vijay Singh. |year=2009|title=Indian Saris – Traditions – Perspective – Design |publisher=Wisdom Tree in association with National Institute of Design |location=New Delhi, Ahmedabad – India |isbn=978-81-8328-122-5|page=24}}</ref> Early ''cholis'' were front covering tied at the back; this style was more common in parts of ancient northern India. This ancient form of bodice or choli are still common in the state of [[Rajasthan]] today.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_Rl5c_v1-kC |title=India: past & present - Prakash Chander – Google Books |access-date=13 November 2011|isbn=9788176484558 |last1=Chander |first1=Prakash |year=2003 }}</ref> Varies styles of decorative traditional embroidery like gota patti, mochi, pakko, kharak, suf, kathi, phulkari and gamthi are done on ''cholis''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FULrAAAAMAAJ|page=93|title=Indian embroidery Fashion|first=Rosemary Crill|last= Victoria and Albert Museum|publisher=V&A Publications|year=1999|isbn=9781851773107}}</ref> In Southern parts of India, choli is known as ''ravikie'' which is tied at the front instead of back, kasuti is traditional form of embroidery used for cholis in this region.<ref name="hist">History of Kasuti is mentioned by {{cite news|author=Govind D. Belgaumkar and Anil Kumar Sastry|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/27/stories/2006102714680200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210153012/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/27/stories/2006102714680200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2007|title=Unique symbols of Karnataka |access-date=22 April 2007|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 October 2006}}</ref> In Nepal, choli is known as ''cholo'' or ''chaubandi cholo'' and is traditionally tied at the front.<ref>Indra Majupuria (2007) "Nepalese Women: A Vivid Account of the Status and Role of Nepalese Women in the Total Spectrum of Life, Religious, Social, Economic, Political, and Legal.", p.291</ref>
Red is most favoured colour for [[wedding sari]]s and are traditional garment choice for brides in Indian culture.<ref>Ava Laboy Capo (2013) "Wedding Traditions from Around the World.", p.18</ref> Women traditionally wore various types of regional [[handloom sari]]s made of silk, cotton, ikkat, block-print, embroidery and tie-dye textiles. Most sought after [[brocade]] silk saris are Banasari, Kanchipuram, Gadwal, Paithani, Mysore, Uppada, Bagalpuri, Balchuri, Maheshwari, Chanderi, Mekhela, Ghicha, Narayan pet and Eri etc. are traditionally worn for festive and formal occasions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saree saga: Draped for elegance, growth too |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET-Cetera/Saree-saga-Draped-for-elegance-growth/articleshow/4360580.cms |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |location=Mumbai |date=5 April 2009}}</ref> Silk [[Ikat]] and cotton saris known as Patola, Pochampally, Bomkai, Khandua, Sambalpuri, Gadwal, Berhampuri, Bargarh, Jamdani, Tant, Mangalagiri, Guntur, Narayan pet, Chanderi, Maheshwari, Nuapatn, Tussar, Ilkal, Kotpad and Manipuri were worn for both festive and everyday attire.<ref>Jay Narayan Vyas, Textile Review, 2007 "Indian Textiles 2015: Comprehensive Forecast on Indian Textiles Industry in 2015 with an Exhaustive Buyer's Guide for Textile Machinery", p.126</ref> [[Tie-dye]]d and [[Woodblock printing|block-print]] saris known as Bandhani, Leheria/Leheriya, Bagru, Ajrakh, Sungudi, Kota Dabu/Dabu print, Bagh and Kalamkari were traditionally worn during monsoon season.<ref>
{{cite book
  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6hCMBfLTPZwC&pg=PA28
  |page=28
  |title=Memory on Cloth: Shibori Now
  |first=Yoshiko Iwamoto|last=Wada
  |publisher=Kodansha International
  |year=2002
  |isbn=9784770027771
}}</ref> [[Gota (embroidery)|Gota Patti]] is popular form of traditional [[embroidery]] used on saris for formal occasions, various other types of traditional folk embroidery such mochi, pakko, kharak, suf, kathi, phulkari and gamthi are also commonly used for both informal and formal occasion.<ref name="wedding">{{cite web|url= https://hackthefashion.com/best-blouse-designs-right-from-the-designer-walls/ |title=Embroidery on Indian wedding wear &#124; Gota work |publisher=Marrymeweddings.in |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref><ref>Anne Morrell (1995) "The Techniques of Indian Embroidery.", p.68</ref> Today, modern fabrics like polyester, [[Georgette (fabric)|georgette]] and charmeuse are also commonly used.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Bridal Wear Trends 2014, Photos & Review |url=http://vivahplanners.in/indian-bridal-wear-trends-2014/ |website=Vivah Planners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714193451/http://vivahplanners.in/indian-bridal-wear-trends-2014/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=4 July 2014 |quote=At times, even use of different fabrics like crêpe, Georgette, tissue and satin are used.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63seBQAAQBAJ|page=19|title=Indian Fashion: Tradition, Innovation, Style|first=Arti|last= Sandhu|publisher=bloomsbury|year=2015|isbn=978-18478-8780-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PqluPgAACAAJ&q=indian+fashion|page=136|title=Contemporary Indian Fashion|first=Federico|last= Rocca|publisher=Damiani|year=2009|isbn=9788862081009}}</ref>
==Styles of draping==
[[File:Styles of Sari.jpg|right|240px|thumb|1928 illustration of different styles of sari, [[gagra choli]] & [[shalwar kameez]] worn by women in India. ]]
There are more than 80 recorded ways to wear a sari.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anita Rao Kashi|title=How to Wear a Sari in India|url=http://www.worldhum.com/features/how-to/wear_a_sari_20071025/|publisher=World Hum|access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> The most common style is for the sari to be wrapped around the waist, with the loose end of the drape to be worn over the shoulder, baring the midriff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nidhishekhawat.hatenablog.com/entry/2020/02/13/170702|title=The History of Indian Sarees - Hatena Blog|work=nidhishekhawat.hatenablog.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> However, the sari can be draped in several different styles, though some styles do require a sari of a particular length or form. [[Ṛta Kapur Chishti]], a sari [[historian]] and recognised [[textile]] scholar, has documented 108 ways of wearing a sari in her book, 'Saris: Tradition and Beyond'. The book documents the sari drapes across fourteen states of [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M6PgPwAACAAJ&q=saris+of+india+++rta+kapur|title=Saris of India: Tradition and Beyond|last1=Chishti|first1=R̥ta Kapur|last2=Singh|first2=Martand|date=2010|publisher=Roli Books, Lustre Press|isbn=9788174363749|language=en}}</ref> The French cultural [[Anthropology|anthropologist]] and sari researcher [[Chantal Boulanger]] categorised sari drapes in the following families:<ref name="Boulanger">Boulanger, Chantal; (1997) ''Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping'', Shakti Press International, New York.</ref>
The Sari Series,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-31|title=Sari story: How its 108 wearing styles represent India, its people – and their many mutinies - Life News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/sari-story-how-its-108-wearing-styles-represent-india-its-people-and-their-many-mutinies-4412991.html|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Firstpost}}</ref> a non-profit project created in 2017 is a digital anthology<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Ap|first1=Tiffany|date=2017-10-12|title=Styling the Sari: New Anthology Broadens Sartorial Reach of Indian Garment|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/textiles/sari-india-drapes-border-fall-malika-kashyap-the-sari-series-10949571/|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Women's Wear Daily|language=en}}</ref> documenting India's regional sari drapes providing over 80 short films on how-to-drape the various styles.
* [[Nivi sari]] – styles originally worn in Deccan region; besides the modern nivi, there is also the ''kaccha nivi'', where the pleats are passed through the legs and tucked into the waist at the back. This allows free movement while covering the legs.
* [[Tant sari|Bengali]] and [[Odia people|Odia]] style is worn without any pleats.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.eslarrenterprise.co.in/blog/ladies-fashion-garments/sarees/regional-styles-of-wearing-a-sari-by-indian-women/|title= Regional Styles of Wearing A Sari By Indian Women}}</ref> Traditionally the Bengali style is worn without pleats where the sari is wrapped around in an anti-clockwise direction around the waist and then a second time from the other direction. The loose end is a lot longer and that goes around the body over the left shoulder. There is enough cloth left to cover the head as well. The modern style of wearing a sari originates from the Tagore family. [[Jnanadanandini Devi]], the wife of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s elder brother [[Satyendranath Tagore|Satyendranath]] came up with a different way to wear the sari after her stay in Bombay. This required a chemise or jacket (old name for blouse) and petticoat to be worn under the sari and made it possible for women to come out of the secluded women's quarters ([[purdah]]) in this attire.
* [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]]/[[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]] – after tucking in the pleats similar to the nivi style, the loose end is taken from the back, draped across the right shoulder, and pulled across to be secured in the back
* [[Himachal Pradesh|Himalayan]] - Kulluvi Pattu is traditional form of woolen sari worn in Himachal Pradesh, similar variation is also worn in Uttarakhand.
* [[Nepal]]i: Nepal has many different varieties of draping sari, today the most common is the Nivi drape. The Bhojpuri and Awadhi speaking community wears the sari sedha pallu like the Gujrati drape. The Mithila community has its own traditional Maithili drapes like the madhubani and purniea drapes but today those are rare and most sari is worn with the pallu in the front or the nivi style.<ref name="nivi style">{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSk8gQwKzto  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/tSk8gQwKzto| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Nivi Style Saree Draping |publisher=Indian Wedding Saree |date=10 April 2018 |access-date=16 January 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The women of the Rajbanshi communities traditionally wear their sari with no choli and tied below the neck like a towel but today only old women wear it in that style and the nivi and the Bengali drapes are more popular today. The traditional Newari sari drape is, folding the sari till it is below knee length and then wearing it like a nivi sari but the pallu is not worn across the chest and instead is tied around the waist and leaving it so it drops from waist to the knee, instead the pallu or a shawl is tied across the chest, by wrapping it from the right hip and back and is thrown over the shoulders. Saris are worn with blouse that are thicker and are tied several times across the front. The Nivi drape was popularized in Nepal by the [[Shah dynasty|Shah]] royals and the [[Rana dynasty|Ranas]].
* [[Nav-vari]]: this drape is very similar to that of the male Maharashtrian [[dhoti]], though there are many regional and societal variations. The style worn by [[Brahmin]] women differs from that of the [[Maratha]]s. The style also differs from community to community. This style is popular in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Goa]]. Nowadays this style has become very famous through Indian cinema and is trending in Maharashtrian weddings.
* [[Madisar]] – this drape is typical of Iyengar/Iyer Brahmin ladies from Tamil Nadu. Traditional Madisar is worn using 9 yards sari.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamilnadu.com/fashion/madisar-pudavai.html |title=Madisar Pudavai|publisher=Tamilnadu.com|date=5 February 2013}}</ref> The Parsi ‘gara’ is a quintessence of embroidery, art and history, and it has a Chinese link
* Pin Kosuvam - this is the traditional Tamil Nadu style
* [[Jnanadanandini Devi|Brahmika]] sari with introduced to Bengal by [[Jnanadanandini Devi]] after her tour in Bombay in 1870.  Jnanadanandini improvised upon the sari style worn by Parsi and Gujarati women, which came to be known as Brahmika style.<ref> Embroidered Tales of India's Parsi Community https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/70644/did-you-know-about-the-parsi-gara</ref>
* [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]] style – this drape is confined to ladies hailing from the [[Kodagu]] district of [[Karnataka]]. In this style, the pleats are created in the rear, instead of the front. The loose end of the sari is draped back-to-front over the right shoulder, and is pinned to the rest of the sari.
* ''Gobbe Seere'' – This style is worn by women in the [[Malenadu|Malnad]] or Sahyadri and central region of Karnataka. It is worn with 18 molas sari with three-four rounds at the waist and a knot after crisscrossing over shoulders.
* [[Kerala sari]] style – the two-piece sari, or [[Kerala sari|Mundum Neryathum]], worn in [[Kerala]]. Usually made of unbleached cotton and decorated with gold or coloured stripes and/or borders. Also the [[Kerala sari]], a sort of mundum neryathum.
* Tribal indigenous styles – often secured by tying them firmly across the chest, covering the breasts.
* Kunbi style or ''denthli'': Goan Kunbis and Gauda, and those of them who have migrated to other states use this way of draping sari or ''kappad'', this form of draping is created by tying a knot in the fabric below the shoulder and a strip of cloth which crossed the left shoulder was fasten on the back.<ref name=kunbi>{{cite news |last=Sikka |first=Raghav |title=Wendell Rodricks showcase |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/wendell-rodricks-showcases-colours-of-goa/story-q4v0nmamOOwfkDDitMq6tK.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |location=New Delhi |access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref>
* Riha-Mekhela, Kokalmora, Chador/Murot Mora Gamusa - This style worn in [[Assam]] is a wrap around style cloth similar to other wrap-around from other parts of South-East Asia and is actually very different in origin from the Mainland Indian sari. It is originally a four-set of separate garments (quite dissimilar to the sari as it is a single cloth) known ''Riha-Mekhela, Kokalmora, Chador/Murot Mora Gamusa''. The bottom portion, draped from the waist downwards is called ''Mekhela''. The ''Riha'' or ''Methoni'' is wrapped and often secured by tying them firmly across the chest, covering the breasts originally but now it is sometimes replaced by the influence of immigrant Mainland Indian styles which is traditionally incorrect. The ''Kokalmora'' was used originally to tie the ''Mekhela'' around the waist and keep it firm.
* ''Innaphi'' and 'Phanek'' - This style of clothing worn in [[Manipur]] is also worn with three-set garment known as ''Innaphi'' Viel, ''Phanek'' lower wrap and long sleeved ''choli''. It is somewhat similar to the style of clothing worn in Assam.
* Jainsem - It is a Khasi style of clothing worn in [[Meghalaya|Khasi]] which is made up of several pieces of cloth, giving the body a cylindrical shape.
=== Historic photographs and regional styles ===
<gallery>
File:Shri Lakshmi Lustrated by Elephants (Gaja-Lakshmi) LACMA M.85.62 (cropped).jpg|Lakshmi depicted in ancient variation of sari, 1st century BCE
File:Ajanta Paintings.jpg|Women in ''choli'' (blouse) and antariya {{circa|320 CE}}, [[Gupta Empire]]
File:Detail of a leaf with the birth of mahavira.jpg|[[Kalpasutra (Jain)|Kalpasutra]] manuscript {{circa|1375 CE}}
File:Green Tara. Sumtsek hall at Alci monastery, Ladakh, ca. 11th century.jpg|[[Green Tara]] depicted with sari, {{circa|11th century CE}}
File:Lovers in graden, Deccan, 1600 CE.jpg|Woman dressed in sari, deccan, ca. 1600
File:Women in Garden, Deccan, 1565 CE.jpg|Women dressed in sari, deccan, ca. 1565
File:Flames of unrequited passion arise from Mahji as she mourns for her lost beloved. Deccan, c. 1600.jpg|thumb|Women dressed in sari, ca. 1600
File:Gujrati Sari.jpg|Girl in Gujarati sari; in this style, the loose end is worn on the front
File:Tamil Sari.jpg|Woman in Tamil sari; in this style, the loose end is wrapped around the waist
File:Bengali Sari.jpg|Girl in Bengali sari; in this style sari is worn without any pleats
File:Ceylon India 1880.jpg|Kandyan [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] lady wearing a traditional Kandyan sari ({{transl|si|osaria}})
File:Girl standing in a veranda wearing a Pochampalli sari.jpg|Girl in nivi  [[Pochampally sari|Pochampally]] ikat sari, 1895 CE
File:Marathi Women.jpg|Women in [[Kasta sari|Nauvari sari]]
File:Mysore Women.jpg|Women in Mysore sari
File: karnataka kacche drape.jpg|thumb|Women depicted in Melgacche drape, from Karnataka {{transl|kn|hunterian|kacche}} , [[Kannada]] manuscript 16th{{ndash}}17th century
File:Hale Kacche sari(ಹಳೆಕಚ್ಚೆ ಸೀರೆ).jpg|thumb|Sari draping style of Karnataka, Hale Kacche sari/ಹಳೆಕಚ್ಚೆ ಸೀರೆ.
Image:Telugu Lady.jpg|Woman in Nivi sari & [[vaddanam]]
File:Newar bride 1941.jpg|Newar bride and two women in sari, 1941
</gallery>
==={{anchor|Nivi}}Nivi style===
[[File:Women entertaining couple, Deccan, 1591 CE.jpg|thumb|left|Women dressed in nivi sari entertaining couple, Deccan, 1591 CE]]
[[File:Maharani Ourmilla Of Jubbal.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Maharani Ourmilla Devi of Jubbal in modern style of Nivi sari, 1935.]]
The Nivi in most common style of sari worn today, which originated in Deccan region.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="Linda Lynton 1995"/> In the Deccan region the Nivi existed in two styles, a style similar to modern Nivi and the second style worn with front pleats of Nivi tucked in the back.<ref name="Sachidanand"/>
The increased interactions during the colonial era saw most women from royal families come out of [[purdah]] in the 1900s. This necessitated a change of dress. Maharani [[Indira Devi]] of Cooch Behar popularised the [[chiffon (fabric)|chiffon]] sari. She was widowed early in life and followed the convention of abandoning her richly woven Baroda shalus in favour of the unadorned [[mourning]] white as per tradition. Characteristically, she transformed her "[[mourning]]" clothes into high fashion. She had saris woven in France to her personal specifications, in white chiffon, and introduced the silk chiffon sari to the royal fashion repertoire.<ref name="A story of sartorial amalgamation">{{cite journal |last=Kumar |first=Rita |date=May 2008 |title= A story of sartorial amalgamation |url= http://www.india-seminar.com/2008/585/585_ritu_kumar.htm/ |journal=Seminar |issue=585 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914135018/http://www.india-seminar.com/2008/585/585_ritu_kumar.htm |archive-date=14 September 2008}}</ref>
Under colonial rule, [[petticoat]] was adopted, along with Victorian styles of puffed-sleeved blouses, which was commonly seen among the elites in [[Bombay presidency]] and [[Bengal#Colonial era (1757–1947)|Bengal presidency]].<ref>Marriage and Modernity: Family Values in Colonial, page 47, Rochona Majumdar 2009</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://process.arts.ac.uk/sites/default/files/toolika-gupta-effect-of-british-raj-on-indian-costume.pdf |last=Gupta |first=Toolika |year=2011 |title=The Effect of British Raj on Indian Costume |website=Process Arts}}</ref> Nivi drape starts with one end of the sari tucked into the [[waistband]] of the [[petticoat]], usually a plain [[skirt]]. The cloth is wrapped around the lower body once, then hand-gathered into even pleats below the navel. The pleats are tucked into the waistband of the petticoat.<ref name="Dongerkerry">Dongerkerry, Kamala, S. (1959) ''The Indian sari''. New Delhi.</ref> They create a graceful, decorative effect which poets have likened to the petals of a flower.<ref name="Dongerkerry"/> After one more turn around the waist, the loose end is draped over the shoulder.<ref name="Dongerkerry"/> The loose end is called the ''aanchal'', ''pallu'', ''pallav'', ''seragu'', or ''paita'' depending on the language. It is draped diagonally in front of the torso. It is worn across the right hip to over the left shoulder, partly baring the midriff.<ref name="Dongerkerry"/> The navel can be revealed or concealed by the wearer by adjusting the ''pallu'', depending on the social setting. The long end of the ''pallu'' hanging from the back of the shoulder is often intricately decorated. The ''pallu'' may be hanging freely, tucked in at the waist, used to cover the head, or used to cover the neck, by draping it across the right shoulder as well. Some Nivi styles are worn with the ''pallu'' draped from the back towards the front, coming from the back over the right shoulder with one corner tucked by the left hip, covering the torso/waist. The Nivi sari was popularised through the paintings of [[Raja Ravi Varma]].<ref name="Miller">Miller, Daniel & Banerjee, Mukulika, ''The Sari'' (2004), Lustre press / Roli books.</ref> In one of his paintings, the Indian subcontinent was shown as a mother wearing a flowing Nivi sari.<ref name="Miller"/> The ornaments generally accepted by the Hindu culture that can be worn in the midriff region are the [[waist chain]]s. They are considered to be a part of bridal jewellery.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOoCAAAAMBAJ&q=sari+chains&pg=PA127 |title=Indianapolis Monthly – Jun 2004 |access-date=13 November 2011|last1=Communications |first1=Emmis |date=June 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.craftsvilla.com/blog/traditional-saree-draping-styles-from-different-regions-of-india/|title=18 Traditional Saree Draping Styles From Different Parts of India|date=25 January 2017|work=The Ethnic Soul|access-date=2018-10-30}}</ref>
==Professional style of draping==
[[File:An Oberoi Hotel employee doing Namaste, New Delhi.jpg|thumb|A female [[Concierge|hotel staff]] member wearing a sari as a uniform]]
Because of the harsh extremes in temperature on the Indian subcontinent, the sari fills a practical role as well as a decorative one. It is not only warming in winter and cooling in summer, but its loose-fitting tailoring is preferred by women who must be free to move as their duties require. For this reason,{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} it is the uniform of [[Biman Bangladesh Airlines]] and [[Air India]] uniform for [[Flight attendant|air hostesses]].<ref name="Air India">{{cite web| url = http://deeplythinking.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/air-india-sare| title = Air India| date = 15 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarah Murray |date=15 March 2005 |title=How haute couture went on to even greater heights |work=Financial Times |page=4 |quote=The nationality of the airline company is often also reflected in the designs of the cabin crew uniforms, such as ... the saris of Air India.}}</ref> An air hostess-style sari is draped in similar manner to a traditional sari, but most of the pleats are pinned to keep them in place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sareez.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/handy-tips-to-wear-a-saree-air-hostess-style/ |title=Handy tips to wear a saree 'Air-hostess' style! |publisher=Sareez.wordpress.com |access-date=13 November 2011|date=20 February 2011}}</ref> [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] female newsreaders and anchors also drape their sari in this particular style.
Saris are worn as uniforms by the female [[Concierge|hotel staff]] of many five-star luxury hotels in [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], and [[Bangladesh]] as the symbol of [[Indian culture|Indian]], [[Sri Lankan culture|Sri Lankan]], and [[Culture of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi culture]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/apr/17taj.htm |title=Now Banarasi sarees for Taj staff |work=Rediff.com |access-date=13 November 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Mike Pompeo with Sheikh Hasina in New York - 2018 (44057292035).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister of Bangladesh [[Sheikh Hasina]] in an Ivory gold [[Jamdani]] sari]]
Similarly, the female politicians of all three countries wear the sari in a professional manner. [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] politicians usually wear saris with long sleeve blouse while covering their midriff. Some politicians pair up saris with [[hijab]]s or [[shawl]]s for more coverage.
The women of the [[Nehru–Gandhi family]] like [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Sonia Gandhi]] have worn a special blouse for the campaign trail which is longer than usual and is tucked in to prevent any midriff showing while waving to the crowds. Stylist [[Prasad Bidapa]] has to say, "I think Sonia Gandhi is the country's most stylish politician. But that's because she's inherited the best collection of saris from her mother-in-law. I'm also happy that she supports the Indian handloom industry with her selection." [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] politician [[Sushma Swaraj]] maintains her prim housewife look with a pinned-up ''pallu'' while general secretary of [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] [[Jayalalithaa]] wears her saris like a suit of armour.<ref>{{cite news|last=Akanksha Swarup & Soni Sangwan |title=Sari secrets of politicians! |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Sari+secrets+of+politicians!/1/37857.html |access-date=20 March 2012 |newspaper=India Today|date=20 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024134946/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Sari+secrets+of+politicians!/1/37857.html |archive-date=24 October 2011 }}</ref>
Most female MPs in the Sri Lankan [[Parliament of Sri Lanka|Parliament]] wear a Kandyan osari. This includes prominent women in politics, the [[List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government|first female premier]] in the world, [[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]] and [[President of Sri Lanka|President]] [[Chandrika Kumaratunga|Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga]]. Contemporary examples include [[Pavithra Wanniarachchi]], the sitting health minister in [[Cabinet of Sri Lanka|Cabinet]]. The adoption of the sari is not exclusive to Sinhalese politicians; [[Sri Lankan Moors|Muslim]] MP [[Ferial Ashraff]] combined a hijab with her sari while in Parliament.
==Bangladesh==
[[File:জামদানী শাড়ী.jpg|thumb|Sari on display in Bangladesh, [[Jamdani]] is popular handloom in Bengal region.]]
Sari is the national wear of [[Bangladeshi]] women. All girls and married women used to wear sari as their regular clothes but nowadays most working women choose to wear [[shalwar kameez]] or western outfits instead.
However, almost all women wear sari as an on formal event and social gatherings. Women of certain occupation such as teachers wear sari to their workplace. Young girls also wear it on special occasions.
Sari is the national attire for [[women in Bangladesh]], Although [[Jamdani|Dhakai Jamdani]] (hand made sari) is worldwide known and most famous to all women who wear sari but there are also many variety of saris in Bangladesh. There are many regional variations of them in both silk and cotton. e.g.-  Cotton sari, [[Dhakai]] [[Banarasi sari]], [[Rajshahi silk]], [[Tangail sari]], [[Tant sari]], [[Tassar silk]] sari, [[Manipur]]i sari and Katan sari are the most popular in Bangladesh.
Sari is considered as a dress code in news channels, educational institutions, workplaces and formal events etc. of Bangladesh and the uniform of the air hostesses of [[Biman Bangladesh Airlines]].
In 2013, the traditional art of weaving jamdani was declared a [[UNESCO]] [[Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity|Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity]].
In 2016, Bangladesh received [[geographical indication]] (GI) status for [[Jamdani]] sari.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/jamdani-sari-gets-gi-registration-certificate-1316203|title=Jamdani Sari gets GI registration certificate|work=The Daily Star}}</ref>
==Sri Lanka==
Sri Lankan women wear saris in many styles. Two ways of draping the sari are popular and tend to dominate: the Indian style (classic nivi drape) and the Kandyan style (or {{transl|si|Osariya}} in Sinhala). The Kandyan style is generally more popular in the hill country region of Kandy from which the style gets its name. Though local preferences play a role, most women decide on style depending on personal preference or what is perceived to be most flattering for their figure.
The traditional Kandyan (Osariya) style consists of a full blouse which covers the midriff completely and is partially tucked in at the front. However, the modern intermingling of styles has led to most wearers baring the midriff. The final tail of the sari is neatly pleated rather than free-flowing. This is rather similar to the pleated rosette used in the ''Pin Kosuvam'' style noted earlier in the article.
The Kandyan style is considered the national dress of Sinhalese women. It is the uniform of the air hostesses of [[SriLankan Airlines]].
During the 1960s, the mini sari known as 'hipster' sari created a wrinkle in Sri Lankan fashion, since it was worn below the navel and barely above the line of prosecution for indecent exposure. The conservative people described the 'hipster' as "''an absolute travesty of a beautiful costume almost a desecration''" and "''a hideous and purposeless garment''".<ref>{{cite news|title=Minisaree causes uproar in Ceylon|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0uRGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3053,1859967&dq=navel+saree&hl=en|access-date=13 March 2012|newspaper=Gadsden Times|date=11 July 1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Eastern Miniskirt causes considerable uproar|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19690706&id=-sgtAAAAIBAJ&pg=6108,2596939|access-date=13 March 2012|newspaper=Reading Eagle|date=6 July 1969}}</ref>
==Nepal==
The sari is the most commonly worn women's clothing in [[Nepal]] where a special style of sari draping is called ''haku patasihh''. The sari is draped around the waist and a shawl is worn covering the upper half of the sari, which is used in place of a ''pallu''.
[[File:Teej.jpg|thumb|Nepal women in sari during festival of [[Teej]]]]
==Pakistan==
In Pakistan, the saris are still popular and worn on special occasions. The [[Shalwar kameez]], however, is worn throughout the country on a daily basis. The sari nevertheless remains a popular garment among the middle and upper class for many formal functions. Saris can be seen worn commonly in metropolitan cities such as Karachi and Islamabad and are worn regularly for weddings and other business types of functions. Saris are also worn by many [[Muslim]] women in Sindh to show their status or to enhance their beauty.
<ref name="Asia Times&nbsp;— Sari">{{cite web|url = http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IB23Df03.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070225124011/http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IB23Df03.html|url-status = unfit|archive-date = 25 February 2007| title = Bollywood, saris and a bombed train |work = Asia Times|access-date = 31 August 2007}}</ref> The sari is worn as daily wear by [[Hinduism in Pakistan|Pakistani Hindus]], by elderly Muslim women who were used to wearing it in [[partition of India|pre-partition India]]<ref name="The Hindu&nbsp;— Sari">{{cite news|url = http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2004/10/24/stories/2004102400380300.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050408033403/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2004/10/24/stories/2004102400380300.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 8 April 2005| title = The spread of the salwar|access-date = 31 August 2007|location=Chennai, India|work = [[The Hindu]]|date=24 October 2004}}</ref> and by some of the new generation who have reintroduced the interest in saris.
==Similarities with other Asian clothing==
While the sari is typical to traditional wear for women in the Indian subcontinent, clothing worn by women in [[Southeast Asia]]n countries like [[Myanmar]], [[Malaysia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] and [[Laos]] resemble it, where a long rectangular piece of cloth is draped around the body. These are different from the sari as they are wrapped around the lower-half of body as a skirt, worn with a shirt/blouse and resemble a [[sarong]], as seen in the Burmese {{lang|my|[[longyi]]}} ({{Lang-my-name-MLCTS |MY=လုံချည် |MLCTS=lum hkyany }}; {{IPA-my|lòʊɰ̃dʑì|IPA}}), Filipino {{lang|ceb|[[malong]]}} and {{lang|tg|[[tapis (Philippine clothing)|tapis]]}}, Laotian {{lang|lo-Latn|[[xout lao]]}} ({{Lang-lo|ຊຸດລາວ}}; {{IPA-lo|sut.láːw|IPA}}), Laotian and Thai {{lang|lo-Latn|[[suea pat]]}} ({{Lang-lo|ເສື້ອປັດ}}; {{IPA-lo|sɯ̏a.pát|pron}}) and {{lang|lo-Latn|[[sinh (clothing)|sinh]]}} ({{Lang-lo|ສິ້ນ}}, {{IPA-lo|sȉn|IPA}}; {{Lang-th|ซิ่น}}, {{RTGS|''sin''}}, {{IPA-th|sîn|IPA}}), Cambodian {{lang|km-Latn|[[sbai]]}} ({{lang-km|ស្បៃ}}) and ''[[sampot]]'' ({{lang-km|សំពត់}}, {{lang|km-Latn|saṃbát}}, {{IPA-km|sɑmpʊət|IPA}}) and Timorese {{lang|tet|[[tais]]}}. Saris, worn predominantly in the Indian subcontinent are usually draped with one end of the cloth fastened around the waist, and the other end placed over the shoulder baring the midriff.<ref name="alkazi"/><ref name="Boulanger"/><ref name="Ghurye"/>


== Demography ==
==Ornamentation and decorative accessories==
As of 2009, The village has a total number of 194 houses and a population of 653 of which 322 are males while 331 are females. According to the report [[published]] by [[Census India]] in 2011, out of the total population of the village 0 people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] and 647 are from Schedule Tribes Caste.<ref name="census" />  
[[File:Whitechapel dresses 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Display of traditional saris with [[Gota (embroidery)|gota patti]] embroidery for festive occasions at clothing store.]]
Saris are woven with one plain end (the end that is concealed inside the wrap), two long decorative borders running the length of the sari, and a one to three-foot section at the other end which continues and elaborates the length-wise decoration. This end is called the ''pallu''; it is the part thrown over the shoulder in the nivi style of draping.
 
In past times, saris were woven of [[Silk in the Indian subcontinent|silk]] or cotton. The rich could afford finely woven, [[Transparency and translucency|diaphanous]] silk saris that, according to [[folklore]], could be passed through a [[finger ring]]. The poor wore coarsely woven cotton saris. All saris were [[weaving|handwoven]] and represented a considerable investment of time or money.
 
Simple hand-woven villagers' saris are often decorated with checks or stripes woven into the cloth. Inexpensive saris were also decorated with [[block printing]] using carved wooden blocks and vegetable dyes, or [[tie-dye]]ing, known in India as ''bhandani'' work.
 
More expensive saris had elaborate geometric, floral, or figurative ornaments or brocades created on the [[Loom#Handloom|loom]], as part of the fabric. Sometimes warp and weft threads were tie-dyed and then woven, creating ''[[ikat]]'' patterns. Sometimes threads of different colours were woven into the base fabric in patterns; an ornamented border, an elaborate ''pallu'', and often, small repeated accents in the cloth itself. These accents are called ''buttis'' or ''bhuttis'' (spellings vary). For fancy saris, these patterns could be woven with [[Gold thread|gold or silver thread]], which is called ''[[zari]]'' work.
 
[[File:WLA haa Gold belt Tamil Oddiyanam 3.jpg|thumb|200px|''Vaddanam'' or ''Kamarband'' is type of sari belt used to keep complex drapes in place.]]
Sometimes the saris were further decorated, after weaving, with various sorts of embroidery. ''Resham'' work is embroidery done with coloured silk thread. ''[[Zardozi]]'' embroidery uses gold and silver thread, and sometimes pearls and [[Gemstone|precious stones]]. Cheap modern versions of ''zardozi'' use synthetic metallic thread and imitation stones, such as fake pearls and [[Swarovski]] crystals.
 
In modern times, saris are increasingly woven on mechanical looms and made of artificial fibres, such as [[polyester]], nylon, or [[rayon]], which do not require starching or [[ironing]]. They are printed by machine, or woven in simple patterns made with ''floats'' across the back of the sari. This can create an elaborate appearance on the front, while looking ugly on the back. The ''punchra'' work is imitated with inexpensive machine-made tassel trim. Fashion designer [[Aaditya Sharma]] declared, "I can drape a sari in 54 different styles".<ref>{{cite news|last=Davina Raisinghani|title=Sari, it's a wrap|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20090112/ARTICLE/301129953/1057|access-date=20 March 2012|newspaper=Khaleej Times Online|date=12 January 2009}}</ref>
 
Hand-woven, hand-decorated saris are naturally much more expensive than the machine imitations. While the overall market for handweaving has plummeted (leading to much distress among Indian handweavers), [[weaving|hand-woven]] saris are still popular for weddings and other grand social occasions.
 
==Saris outside the Indian subcontinent==
[[File:Aishwarya bachchan.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|[[Aishwarya Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]] in a sari at the London premiere of her film ''[[Raavan]]''.]]
The traditional sari made an impact in the United States during the 1970s. Eugene Novack who ran the New York store, Royal Sari House told that he had been selling it mainly to the Indian women in New York area but later many American business women and housewives became his customers who preferred their saris to resemble the full gown of the western world. He also said that men appeared intrigued by the fragility and the femininity it confers on the wearer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sari is coming trend in USA|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tFcpAAAAIBAJ&pg=1193,261378&dq=midriff+saree&hl=en|access-date=20 March 2012|newspaper=The Hour|date=4 January 1977}}</ref> Newcomers to the sari report that it is comfortable to wear, requiring no girdles or stockings and that the flowing garb feels so feminine with unusual grace.<ref>{{cite news|last=Helen Hennessy|title=Indian Sari is Exotic Style|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xNxUAAAAIBAJ&pg=7026,3745850&dq=midriff+sari&hl=en|access-date=20 March 2012|newspaper=The Leader-Post|date=20 April 1965}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Helen Hennessy|title=Stylish Set Only Six Yards Away From Sari Fashions. |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PDtWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6702,4336524&dq=midriff+sari&hl=en|access-date=20 March 2012|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|date=22 April 1965}}</ref>
 
The sari has gained its popularity internationally because of the growth of Indian fashion trends globally. Many [[Bollywood]] celebrities, like [[Aishwarya Rai]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ravans-starstudded-premiere-in-london/634901/ |title="Ravan's star-studded premiere in London," ''The Indian Express'' |work=The Indian Express |location=India |date=17 June 2010 |access-date=13 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian threads: When Bollywood celebrities went ethnic at Cannes|url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/aishwarya-rai-sonam-kapoor-vidya-balan-in-sari-lehenga-cannes-fashion-2793867/|access-date=4 June 2016|work=Th Indian Express}}</ref> have worn it at international events representing [[Culture of India|India's cultural heritage]]. In 2010, Bollywood actress [[Deepika Padukone]] wanted to represent her country at an international event, wearing the national costume. On her very first red carpet appearance at the [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes International Film Festival]], she stepped out on the red carpet in a [[Rohit Bal]] sari.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/article430034.ece |title="Deepika walks Cannes red carpet in saree," ''The Hindu'' |work=The Hindu |location=India |date=14 May 2010 |access-date=13 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=ENTEN20100141422&Keyword=bollywood |title=Deepika always wanted to wear saree at international do |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |access-date=13 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504223240/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=ENTEN20100141422&Keyword=bollywood |archive-date=4 May 2012}}</ref>
 
Many foreign celebrities have worn traditional sari attire designed by Indian [[fashion designer]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saree – Re-emerging as the Fashion Icon of Indian Youth!| url=http://www.forimmediaterelease.net/pm/11289.html|website=forimmediaterelease.net| access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> American actress [[Pamela Anderson]] made a surprise guest appearance on [[Bigg Boss]], the Indian version of [[Big Brother (TV series)|Big Brother]], dressed in a sari that was specially designed for her by Mumbai-based fashion designer Ashley Rebello.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pamela-anderson-indian-makeover-tv-47221 |title="Pamela Anderson Gets Indian Makeover for TV Turn," ''The Hollywood Reporter'' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 November 2010 |access-date=13 November 2011 |first=Nyay |last=Bhushan}}</ref> [[Ashley Judd]] donned a purple sari at the [[Kate Roberts (YouthAIDS)|YouthAIDS]] Benefit Gala in November 2007 at the Ritz Carlton in Mclean, Virginia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory/5347302.cms |title=Firang babes in saree-Ashley Judd |work=The Times of India |access-date=13 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224081446/http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory/5347302.cms |archive-date=24 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Around the world in 9 yards |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Fashion/hollywoodactorsinsari/Article4-733596.aspx |newspaper=Hindustan Times |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226222012/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Fashion/hollywoodactorsinsari/Article4-733596.aspx |archive-date=26 December 2011 |access-date=13 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/05/ashley-judd-is-so-very-sari/ |title=Ashley Judd Is So Very Sari |publisher=TMZ |date=28 May 2007 |access-date=13 November 2011}}</ref> There was an Indian flavour to the red carpet at the annual Fashion Rocks concert in New York, with designer Rocky S walking the ramp along with Jessica, Ashley, Nicole, Kimberly and Melody – the [[Pussycat Dolls]] – dressed in saris.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-12/designers/27922725_1_saree-indian-designer-indian-fashion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128144111/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-12/designers/27922725_1_saree-indian-designer-indian-fashion |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 November 2011 |title=Saree jahan se achha, ''The Times of India'' |date=12 September 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 November 2011}}</ref> in 2014, American singer [[Selena Gomez]] was seen in a sari for an [[UNICEF]] charity event at Nepal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spotted: Selena Gomez shows off her sexy curves in a sari|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/selena-gomez-looks-hot-in-sari-in-nepal-unicef/1/363405.html|access-date=4 June 2016|work=India Today|date=24 May 2014}}</ref>
 
In the [[United States]], the sari has recently become politicised with the digital-movement, "Sari, Not Sorry". [[Tanya Rawal-Jindia]], a gender studies professor at [[University of California, Riverside|UC Riverside]], initiated this anti-xenophobia fashion-campaign on Instagram.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/132028-professor-tanya-rawal-launches-sareenotsorry-campaign-to-fight-xenophobia-with-fashion|title=Twitter Campaign #SareeNotSorry Fights Xenophobia|website=Bustle|language=en|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_daee4dd0-23a7-11e7-a733-8b52c0899497.html|title='Saree Not Sorry' campaign aims to break down cultural walls|[email protected]|first=PAM BORDELON {{!}}|website=The Advocate|language=en|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mic.com/articles/128225/sareenotsorry-movement-is-taking-a-beautiful-stand-against-xenophobia|title=The #SareeNotSorry Movement Is Taking a Beautiful Stand Against Xenophobia|website=Mic|language=en|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/professor-tanya-rawal-s-sareenotsorry-campaign-uses-fashion-to-fight/article_dc5780fc-a99f-11e5-9b94-e73ef585c2ff.html|title=Professor Tanya Rawal's #SareeNotSorry Campaign Uses Fashion to Fight Racism|last=West|first=REENA RATHORE, India|website=India West|language=en|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref>
 
While an international image of the modern style sari may have been popularised by airline [[flight attendants]], each region in the [[Indian subcontinent]] has developed, over the centuries, its own unique sari style. Following are other well-known varieties, distinct on the basis of fabric, weaving style, or motif, in the Indian subcontinent
 
==Handloom and textiles==
Handloom sari weaving is one of India's [[Textile industry in India|cottage industries]].<ref>[http://www.sarisafari.com/handlooms.html "Origin of Handloom Saris"]</ref> The handloom weaving process requires several stages in order to produce the final product. Traditionally the processes of [[dyeing]] (during the yarn, fabric, or garment stage), [[Warp (weaving)|warping]], sizing, attaching the warp, weft winding and [[weaving]] were done by weavers and local specialists around weaving towns and villages.
 
===Northern and Central styles===
[[File:'Sari' from Varanasi (north-central India), silk and gold-wrapped silk yarn with supplementary weft brocade.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Banarasi sari]]
* [[Banarasi sari|Banarasi]] – [[Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Shalu (sari)|Shalu]] – Uttar Pradesh
* Tanchoi – Uttar Pradesh
* Pattu - Himachal Pradesh
* [[Chanderi sari]]<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Chanderi sarees |url=http://chanderi.net/HistoryofChanderisarees.php |website=Bunkar Virasat Sanrkshan Sanstha [Weaver Heritage Conservancy] |publisher=Albira |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925032035/http://chanderi.net/HistoryofChanderisarees.php |archive-date=25 September 2011}}</ref> – [[Madhya Pradesh]]
* Maheshwari – [[Maheshwar]], Madhya Pradesh
* [[Kosa silk]] – [[Chhattisgarh]]
* Dhokra silk – Madhya Pradesh
 
===Eastern styles===
[[File:Bengal_saris_on_display.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tant sari]] for daily wear in [[Bangladesh]]]]
[[File:Sambalpuri sari DSC 0496.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Sambalpuri sari]]
[[File:Blue jamdani.JPG|thumb|200px|right|[[Jamdani]] sari of [[Bangladesh]].]]
[[File:Folded sari in purple and magenta shot-silk with gold pattern, 1970.jpg|thumb|200px|Silk sari from India (1970, Collection of [[Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation|PFF]], [[Nauplio]]).]]
* [[Tant sari]]  – throughout [[Bangladesh]] and [[West Bengal]]
* [[Baluchari sari]] – Bishnupur, West Bengal
* [[Kantha|Kaantha sari]] – throughout Bengal
* Garode / Korial  – Murshidabad, West Bengal
* Shantipuri cotton  – [[Shantipur]], [[Phulia]], West Bengal
* [[Jamdani|Jamdani / Dhakai]] – Dhaka, Bangladesh
* [[Rajshahi silk|Rajshahi silk / Eri]] – Rajshahi, Bangladesh
* Dhakai Katan  – Dhaka, Bangladesh
* Mooga silk – [[Assam]]
* Mekhla Cotton – Assam
* [[Sambalpuri saree|Sambalpuri Silk & Cotton sari]] – [[Sambalpur]], [[Odisha]]
* [[Ikat|Ikkat]] Silk & Cotton sari – [[Bargarh]], Odisha
[[File:Bomkai3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bomkai Silk sari of Odisha.]]
* [[Bomkai sari]]  – Bomkai, [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]], Odisha
* [[Khandua|Khandua Silk & Cotton sari]] – [[Nuapatna]], Cuttack, Odisha
* [[Pasapali sari]]  – Bargarh, Odisha
* Sonepuri Silk & Cotton sari – [[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]], Odisha
* Berhampuri silk – Behrampur, Odisha
* Mattha Silk sari – [[Mayurbhanj]], Odisha
* Bapta Silk & Cotton sari – [[Koraput]], Odisha
* Kotpad Pata sari – Koraput, Odisha
* Tanta Cotton sari – [[Balasore]], Odisha
* Manipuri Tant sari  – [[Manipur]]
* Moirang Phi sari  – Manipur
* Patt Silk sari – Assam
* Kotki sari – [[Orissa]]
* Kotpad sari – Orissa
 
===Western styles===
[[File:Kota sari with gota patti by ashish 01.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Kota sari.]]
*Paithanpattu - Maharashtra
*Yeola sari - Maharashtra
*Peshwai shalu - Maharashtra
*Mahalsa sari - Maharashtra
*Narayanpeth - Maharashtra
*Khun fabric - Maharashtra
*Karvati tussar sari - Maharashtra
 
[[File:Bandhej.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Bandhani saris of [[Gujarat]] and [[Rajasthan]].]]
* [[Bandhani work|Bandhani]] – [[Gujarat]], Rajasthan, Pakistan, Sindh
* [[Kota doria]] – Rajasthan, Pakistan, Sindh
* [[Lugade]] – Maharashtra
* [[Patola sari|Patola]] – Gujarat
* [[Bagru]] – Rajasthan.
 
===Southern styles===
[[File:Mysore Silk Saree.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Mysore silk sari with golden [[zari]].]]
* [[Mysore silk]]  – [[Karnataka]]
* [[Kanchipuram Silk]] (locally called Kanjipuram pattu) – [[Tamil Nadu]]
* Arani silk - Tamil Nadu
* [[Ilkal sari]]  – Karnataka
* [[Molakalmuru sari]] – Karnataka
* [[Sulebhavi|Sulebhavi sari]]  – Sulebhavi, Karnataka
* [[Venkatagiri]] – [[Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Mangalagiri]] Silk saris  – Andhra Pradesh
* [[Uppada]] Silk saris – Andhra Pradesh
* Chirala saris – Andhra Pradesh
* Bandar saris  – Andhra Pradesh
* Bandarulanka  – Andhra Pradesh
* Kuppadam saris  – Andhra Pradesh
* [[Dharmavaram, Anantapur district|Dharmavaram]] silk sari – Andhra Pradesh
* Chettinad saris – Tamil Nadu
* Kumbakonam – Tamil Nadu
* Thirubuvanam – Tamil Nadu
* Coimbatore cotton  – Tamil Nadu
* [[Salem silk]] – Tamil Nadu
* Chinnalampattu or Sungudi – Tamil Nadu
* [[Kandangi]] – Tamil Nadu
* Rasipuram silk saris – Tamil Nadu
* [[Koorai]] – Tamil Nadu
* Arni silk sari – Tamil Nadu
* [[Chennai]] – Tamil Nadu
* [[Karaikudi]] – Tamil Nadu
* Madurai cotton saris – Tamil Nadu
* [[Tiruchirappalli]] saris – Tamil Nadu
* [[Nagercoil]] saris – Tamil Nadu
* [[Thoothukudi]] – Tamil Nadu
* [[Thanjavur]] saris – Tamil Nadu
* [[Tiruppur]] – Tamil Nadu
* [[Kerala sari]] silk and cotton – [[Kerala]]
* [[Balarampuram#Weaving|Balarampuram]] – Kerala
* [[Mundum Neriyathum]] – Kerala
* Mayilati silk  – Kerala
* Kannur cotton  – Kerala
* Kalpathi silk saris – Kerala
* Maradaka silk – Kerala
* Samudrikapuram silk and cotton  – Kerala
* Kasargod – Kerala
* [[Pochampally sari]] or Puttapaka sari – [[Telangana]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071102040912/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122805151800.htm GI registration: Pochampally sarees set the trend], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 28 December 2005.</ref>
* [[Gadwal sari]] – Telangana
* Narayanpet – Telangana
 
==Images==
 
<gallery>
File:Woman's Wedding Sari LACMA M.71.37.2 (2 of 2).jpg|19th century example of weft-resist dye (patola) or double Ikat
File:A silk saree loom in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.jpg|A silk sari loom in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
File:Raja Ravi Varma, Galaxy of Musicians.jpg|''Galaxy of Musicians'' by [[Raja Ravi Varma]] depicting women in various styles of sari.
File:Silk Sari Weaving at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.jpg|Silk weaving at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
File:Textile printing blocks at the Horniman Museum 1.jpg|Wooden printing-blocks used for block-print saris.
File:India - Colours - Fine silk thread 2 (2576645773).jpg|Dyed silk yarns for sari.
File:Kanchi Silk.jpg|Handloom Kanchivaram silk sari.
File:India - Varanasi loom - 0987.jpg|Handloom in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
File:India - Varanasi loom - 0985.jpg|Handloom in Varanasi
File:Saree draping.jpg
File:Silk saree on the making at Kanchipuram (7642281054).jpg|Weaving at work in Kanchipuram
File:Colours of India - Silk yarn waiting to be made into saris.jpg|Dyed silk yarns for weaving saris.
File:Loom to weave patola.jpg|Double-Ikat handloom for Patola sari in Gujarat.
File:Description- Textile artists demonstrate double ikat weaving at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featuring The Silk Road. (2548928970).jpg|Double ikat (Patola) weaving
File:Making of Jamdani-10.jpg|Weaving Jamdani sari in handloom, Bangladesh.
File:Making of Jamdani-9.jpg|Weavers at work in Bangladesh.
File:Bangladeshi children wearing sari at Pohela Boishakh celebration (01).jpg|Child wearing sari in Bangladesh.
File:Coorgi Dress Doll.jpg|Style of sari worn in [[Coorg]].
File:Dhaka Weaving Center, Nepal (10692229944).jpg|Handloom weaver at work.
File:Devadasi 1920s.JPG|Devadasis from Goa.
File:Sinhalese Girl Wearing A Traditional Kandyan Saree (Osaria)-1.jpg|Sinhalese woman wearing a traditional [[Kandy]]an sari ({{transl|si|osaria}}).
File:Weaving machine, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu (7642250402).jpg|Weaving saris in Kancipuram.
File:Kanchipuram sarees (7642285396).jpg|Display of handloom saris.
File:Bride of Bangladesh (06).jpg|Bangladeshi bridal handloom sari.
File:North Karnataka saree draping style.png|Picture shows sari draping style of North Karnataka by Raja Ravi Varma.
File:Bangladeshi bride in Jamdani sari.jpg|Bride in traditional Bengali sari
File:Karnataka kacche drape 1.jpg|Woman in Karnataka kacche drape by Raja Ravi Varma.
File:Hillarydipumoni.jpg|Education Minister of [[Bangladesh]] Dr.[[Dipu Moni]] wearing sari with [[Hillary Clinton]]
File:Russia-Bangladeshi talks Moscow 2013-01-15 05.jpeg|Bangladeshi Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] in a [[Rajshahi silk]] sari at the [[Moscow Kremlin]] in 2013
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of villages in India]]
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* [[Ghagra choli]]
* [[Indian clothing]]
* [[Indian wedding clothes]]
* [[Lehenga-style sari]]
* [[Shalwar kameez]]
* [[Sari cancer]]
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== References ==
==Notes==
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<ref>{{cite news |title=The history of sari: The nine yard wonder |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/buzz/the-history-of-sari-the-nine-yard-wonder/articleshow/70277974.cms |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref>
 
==References==
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'''Bibliography'''
* Ambrose, Kay (1950) ''Classical Dances and Costumes of India''. London: A. & C. Black.
* Craddock, Norma (1994) ''Anthills, Split Mothers, and Sacrifice: Conceptions of Female Power in the Mariyamman Tradition''. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley.
 
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* [http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/03/12/fea07.htm Indian sari falls from grace as urban women adopt Western styles]


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