Step
1
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For
wearing a sari, you need two
essential accessories: a matching
blouse and a petticoat. The
blouse must be
close-fitting.
The
petticoat must be ankle length,
and threaded at the top with
elastic,or a thin cotton tape, to
tie it around the waist
comfortably.
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Step 2
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The
petticoat should be tied tightly
enough, so that the sari does not
slip. Take the inner edge of the
sari, and tuck it into the
petticoat in front, a little more
to the right side, with the sari
going towards the left.
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Step 3
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Gather
up the sari into about 5 to 7
pleats, and neatly tuck them into
the petticoat, slightly to the
left of centre. The pleats should
be of equal width (about 6 cm. or
2½"), and gathered together
evenly. The lower edge of the
pleats should also be even, and
just off the ground. The
gracefulness of the sari depends
mainly on these pleats.
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Step 4
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Having
tucked in the pleats, turn around
again to the right, holding the
top edge of the sari in your
hand, and bring it round your
hips to the front.
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Step 5
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Gather
the pallav, and place it over the
left shoulder. The upper border
of the sari should slant across
the bust from under the right arm
to over the left shoulder.
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Step
6
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The
pallav should be about a yard (90
cm.) in length, just touching the
finger-tips, as it falls evenly
behind you.
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Final
Look
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