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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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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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