Sari

A sari (sometimes also saree[1] or sadi)[note 1] is a women's garment from India[2] during the Indus Valley civilisation[3]. It consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a robe, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole (shawl),[4] sometimes baring a part of the midriff.[5][6][7] It may vary from 4.1 to 8.2 metres (4.5 to 9 yards) in length,[8] and 60 to 120 centimetres (24 to 47 inches) in breadth,[9] and is a form of ethnic wear in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan. There are various names and styles of sari manufacture and draping, the most common being the Nivi style.[10][11] The sari is worn with a fitted bodice also called a choli (ravike or kuppasa in southern India, and cholo in Nepal) and a petticoat called ghagra, parkar, or ul-pavadai.[12] It remains fashionable in the Indian subcontinent today.[13] The Hindustani word sāṛī (साड़ी, ساڑھی),[14] described in Sanskrit śāṭī[15] which means 'strip of cloth'[16] and शाडी śāḍī or साडी sāḍī in Pali, ಸೀರೆ or sīre in Kannada and which evolved to sāṛī in modern Indian languages.[17] The word śāṭika is mentioned as describing women's dharmic attire in Sanskrit literature and Buddhist literature called Jatakas.[18] This could be equivalent to the modern day sari.[18] The term for female bodice, the choli evolved from ancient stanapaṭṭa.[19][20] Rajatarangini, a tenth-century literary work by Kalhana, states that the choli from the Deccan was introduced under the royal order in Kashmir.[12]