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 Gujarati seedha palluThe pallu is brought from the back over the right shoulder to the front, spread across the chest to show its design.🇮🇳 9 yardsThe NauvariMaharashtra's nine yard saree, passed between the legs and tucked at the back, giving a free and trouser-like drape.🇮🇳 About 3 yards of skirt and 2.5 yards of veil clothThe Rajasthani lehenga and odhniIn Rajasthan many women wear a full skirt, a short blouse and a long veil cloth, the odhni, drawn over the head.
Community drapes
Drapes that belong to one community, caste or family tradition.
🇮🇳 9 yardsThe Brahmin kashtaThe nine yard saree as worn by Marathi Brahmin women, with back pleats and a plain, formal arrangement of the pallu.🇮🇳 5.5 to 6 yardsThe Parsi drapeThe Parsi way of wearing a saree, with the pallu from the back over the right shoulder, often in the embroidered gara.