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STEP 1
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1. A waist - to - floor
length petticoat tied tightly at the waist
by a drawstring.
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blouse that ends just below the bust. |
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STEP 2
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| After step one you take
the sari and tuck the plain end of the sari
into the petticoat for one complete turn
from right to left. Make sure that the lower
end of the sari touches the floor.
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STEP 3
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Beginning from the
tucked-in end start making pleats in the
sari, about 5 inches deep.
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STEP 4
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| Make about 7 to 10
pleats and hold them up together so that
they fall straight and even.
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STEP 5
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Tuck the pleats into
the waist slightly to the left of the navel,
and make sure that they are turned towards
the left.
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| After this you take the
sari and tuck the plain end of the sari
into the petticoat for one complete turn
from right to left. Make sure that the lower
end of the sari touches the floor.
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STEP 6
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The end portion thus
draped is the pallu, and can be prevented
from slipping off by fixing it at the
shoulder to the blouse with a small safety
pin.
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| You are now draped in a
saree . Now stand before the mirror and
get enchanted by the grace you exude. |
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Gujrati / North Indian Style : |
This style of sari draping is very similar to the nivi style with the only difference being that in
this style, the “pallu” or the decorative end of the
sari is draped over the right shoulder rather than
the left shoulder. Also, in this style the pallu is
draped from back to front and not like the nivi in
which the pallu is draped front to back.
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Maharashtrian Style : |
This style of sari draping is very similar to the
way the Maharashtrian dhoti is worn. This style of
sari draping is common among the Brahmin women
especially in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu. This sari is draped in a way that
the center of the sari is neatly placed at the back
of the waist and the ends of the sari are tied
securely in the front, and then the two ends are
wrapped around the legs. The decorative ends are
then draped over the shoulder and the upper body or
torso.
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Dravidian Style : |
This sari draping style is common in the state of
Tamil Nadu. The archetypical Dravidian sari is the
“veshti-mundanai”, which is draped in two parts: The
veshti covers the lower body, while the mundanai, or
mundu, is an add-on to the veshti. The draping of
the veshti is fairly simple as it draped like a
towel around the waist and is usually 4 yards in
length. This is then folded in half lengthwise. The
mundunai is usually one yard in width and two yards
in length. Some of these saris are distinctly
characterized by a pleated rosette also called
pinkosu at the waist. |
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Madisaara Style : |
This sari draping style is common among the Brahmin
ladies of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This style of sari
is worn on festive occasions or ceremonies and since
the style of draping this sari is different as
compared to other styles; nine-yard sari is
required to wear this style. The Madisar sari is
draped in the following way: The sari is neatly
wrapped around the waist, with the one end of sari
on the right side, while the rest of the saree on
the left. A knot is tied at the left waist firmly.
The rest of the sari is gathered near the waist.
Then a bit of the sari is neatly tucked into the
right side of the waist. The end of the sari is
then pleated into folds and tucked into the waist.
The rest of the saris then folded into 4 to 5 fold,
with each fold measuring approximately three fourth
of the hand. The pleated sari is then brought at
the back with the folded saree between the legs.
After neatly gathering the folds, they neatly tucked
at the back side of waist. The sari is then
gathered to the right side in front and draped over
the left shoulder. The end or pallu of the sari is
then gathered around the waist and neatly tucked
into the left side of the waist. |
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Kodagu Style : |
This sari draping style is typical to ladies from
the Kodagu district of Karnataka. This sari draping
differs from other styles because in this the folded
pleats of the sari are formed at the back instead
of the usual front side. The pallu or decorative end
of the sari is carefully draped from the back to
front over the right shoulder. This is secured by a
pin to the sari to keep it in place.
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Gond Style : |
This sari draping style is common in central parts
of India. In this style, before arranging to drape
the sari over the body, the sari is first draped
over the left shoulder.
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Mundum Neryathum Style : |
This sari draping style is common in the state of Kerala. This is essentially two-piece sari attire,
in which the mundu forms the lower garment while the
neriyathu forms the upper garment. This sari can be
draped either in the customary style in which the neriyathu is tucked inside the blouse or the more
modern style in which the neriyathu comes over the
left shoulder. |
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Tribal Styles : |
The tribal styles
are usually draped to cover the chest by tying and
securing the sari firmly across the chest.
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