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| For thousands
of years the women in the Indian subcontinent have worn
saris. The sari one of the world's most ancient, enduring
and elegant garments; a single rectangle measuring several
yards of cloth that is draped and tucked around the body.
The variety of sari designs, fabrics and methods of
draping are as complex and diverse as the cultures which
inhabit the vast Indian subcontinent. Saris are woven from
silk and cotton, embroidered with finely-spun gold and
silver thread, laced with beads and stones, decorated with
handblock prints. Symbols of fertility, divinity and
feminine power are represented by motifs of flowers,
fruits, planets, star and the five elements, woven into
the sari's texture. |
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