How to drape a saree
44 ways of wearing six to nine yards of cloth, from the Nivi to the nauvari, each drawn step by step, with the sarees usually worn that way.
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Regional drapes
The way a state or region wraps the saree, step by step.
🇮🇳 🇧🇩 5.5 to 6 yardsThe Bengali atpoureThe Bengali way of draping a saree, with a wide pallu worn over the left shoulder, often tied with a bunch of keys.🇮🇳 5.5 to 6 yardsThe Odia drapeThe Odisha way of wearing a saree, with the pallu over the left shoulder and a border that is meant to show.🇮🇳 🇳🇵 5.5 to 6 yardsThe Bihari and Maithili drapeBihar's saree, often worn with the pallu over the head, with Bhagalpur tussar and painted Madhubani sarees as local cloths.
Community drapes
Drapes that belong to one community, caste or family tradition.
🇮🇳 5.5 to 6 yardsThe Brahmika drapeA nineteenth century Bengali drape, with blouse and pallu over the left shoulder, linked to Jnanadanandini Devi of the Tagore family.🇮🇳 🇧🇩 About 4 to 5 yards in allThe Santhal parhan and panchiThe Santhal woman's dress: a white cotton cloth with a red border, wrapped in two parts, the parhan and the panchi.