Sari Facts for Kids

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Girl and woman dressed in traditional Mahārāshtrian sāri.

A sari, saree or shari is a women's garment from the Indian subcontinent that consists of a drape varying from 4.5 to 8 meters (5 to 9 yards) in length and 60 to 120 centimetres (2 to 4 feet) in breadth that is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder, baring the midriff. There are various styles sari manufacture and draping, the most common being the Nivi style, which originated in the Deccan region. The sari is worn with a fitted bodice commonly called a choli (ravike in southern India, and cholo in Nepal) and a petticoat called parkar or ul-pavadai. In the modern Indian subcontinent, the sari is considered a cultural icon.

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Sari in modern India
1928 illustration of different styles of sari, gagra choli & shalwar kameez worn by women in India.
Women dressed in nivi sari entertaining couple, Deccan, 1591 CE
Maharani Ourmilla Devi of Jubbal in modern style of Nivi sari, 1935.
A female hotel staff member wearing a sari as a uniform
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in an Ivory gold Jamdani sari
Sari on display in Bangladesh, Jamdani is popular handloom in Bengal region.
Nepal women in sari during festival of Teej
Display of traditional saris with gota patti embroidery for festive occasions at clothing store.
Vaddanam or Kamarband is type of sari belt used to keep complex drapes in place.
Aishwarya Rai in a sari at the London premiere of her film Raavan.
Banarasi sari
Tant sari for daily wear in Bangladesh
Sambalpuri sari
Jamdani sari of Bangladesh.
Bomkai Silk sari of Odisha.
Kota sari.
Bandhani saris of Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Mysore silk sari with golden zari.
19th century example of weft-resist dye (patola) or double Ikat
A silk sari loom in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Galaxy of Musicians by Raja Ravi Varma depicting women in various styles of sari.
Silk weaving at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Wooden printing-blocks used for block-print saris.
Dyed silk yarns for sari.
Handloom Kanchivaram silk sari.
Handloom in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Handloom in Varanasi
Weaving at work in Kanchipuram
Dyed silk yarns for weaving saris.
Double-Ikat handloom for Patola sari in Gujarat.
Double ikat (Patola) weaving
Weaving Jamdani sari in handloom, Bangladesh.
Weavers at work in Bangladesh.
Child wearing sari in Bangladesh.
Style of sari worn in Coorg.
Handloom weaver at work.
Devadasis from Goa.
Sinhalese woman wearing a traditional Kandyan sari (osaria).
Weaving saris in Kancipuram.
Display of handloom saris.
Bangladeshi bridal handloom sari.
Picture shows sari draping style of North Karnataka by Raja Ravi Varma.
Bride in traditional Bengali sari
Woman in Karnataka kacche drape by Raja Ravi Varma.
Education Minister of Bangladesh Dr.Dipu Moni wearing sari with Hillary Clinton
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Rajshahi silk sari at the Moscow Kremlin in 2013

Sari facts for kids

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