Sari/Sarees a traditional Indian ware for women, along piece of material approx 6 yards in varieties fabric from silk to cotton.   A sari properly draped transforms a woman to become graceful, stylish, elegant and sensuous. Wearing a sari is an art which require practice there are many different ways you can drape the most common style of sari draping is the Nivi style which is pleated in the middle and the pallu is draped over the left shoulder.  How you drape your sari can also symbolise what state you are representing here are some of the most common styles from different states in India.

Gujrati  style sari is worn with "pallu" or the decorative end of the sari draped over the right shoulder rather than the left shoulder, from back to front and not like the nivi in which the pallu is draped front to back.

Maharashtrian Style 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, once draped is look very similar dhoti.

Dravidian Style this style is common in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is draped in two parts the veshti covers the lower body, like a towel around the waist and is usually 4 yards in length. This is then folded in half lengthwise. The second part is called mundu which is generally one yard in breadth and two yards long. Normally these saris are plain all-over with a border is an add-on to the veshti. 

Mundum Neryathum Style is common in the state of Kerala This saree 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.

Bengali Style sari is mostly worn in East India. Wrap the sari around the body from right to left till the right hip and where you make a fold for the first pleat, turn around the sari and bring it back over to your left hip, then again overturn the cloth and draw it back to your right hip. This way you get two big pleats in the front. The Pallav or the piece draped over the left shoulder of the blouse is either pleated and pinned up for ease, or is left flowing free for glamour.

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