Sari a Cultural dress of Indian Women

Sari is one of the most celeberated dresses of Indian womens . Actyaly whenever one imagin of a typical Indian woman, the first thing that strikes the mind is a woman clad in sari, who is wearing the solah shringar that includes chudi, kajal,bindi and several other things as well.Other than highlighting the characteristic image of the typical Indian woman,saree also gives additional grace to the personality of Indian women.

 How as wear a Sari

As the Saree is an unstitched in nature generaly made of fine fabric of four to nine metres long depending on the style in which you want to drape it.Their are several ways of draping a Sari, but the most accepted style resorted to by the women involves wrapping Sari around the waist, with its one end draped over the shoulder, thereby covering the front. Sari is wrapped over the body above the petticoat and blouse. 

In North India, petticoat also known as as lehnga/ghagra, whereas in South India, it is known as pavada/pavadai and in Eastern India, it is popularly called shaya. Blouse is usually referred as choli/ ravika. 

The outfit of blouse is very importance, because its poor fitting  blamed for spoiling the whole look. When it comes to blouse designing and styling, it provides a wide opportunity for experimentation in it. 

Popular Varieties of Saris in India

On the basis of fabric, motif, weaving style and patterns, some of the popular varieties of saris available in India are as follows.

Northern styles: Banarasi - Benares,Chikan - Lucknow,Jamdani,Bandhani - Gujarat and Rajasthan,Kota doria,Rajasthan,Tanchoi,Tant

Eastern styles:Kantha - West Bengal,

Central styles: Chanderi - Madhya Pradesh,Baluchari West Bengal,Ikat - Orissa,Paithani - Maharashtra

Southern styles: Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu,Gadwal - Andhra Pradesh,Guntur - Andhra Pradesh,Narayanpet - Andhra Pradesh,Pochampalli Andhra Pradesh,Venkatagiri - Andhra Pradesh,Ilkal saree - Karnataka,Balarampuram - Kerala;Chettinad - Tamil Nadu,Kanchipuram (locally called Kanjivaram) - Tamil Nadu,Mangalagiri - Andhra Pradesh,Mysore Silk - Karnataka,Bangladeshi saris,Dhakai Benarosi,Jamdani,Katan Sari,Pabna,Rajshahi Silk,angail Tanter Sari