In the English era of hobble skirts, saris were wrapped tightly round twice to create the same effect. |
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In fact, ghagras, shararas and lehenga-cholis have become more popular than saris as wedding or party wear. |
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I looked across my neighbourhood, women in saris in their front gardens, kids on bikes, trains rattling past in the distance. |
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The curtains are made of saris glittering with sequins a tracery of gold threads unfurling. |
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Roohul's life revolved around creating beautiful embroidery designs on kurtas, dupattas, saris and shawls. |
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Other fabrics on display were Pashmina shawls, also hand woven traditionally, silk, chiffon and georgette saris with sequin work and embroidery. |
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In the cool, marble-floored interior women in saris lit hundreds of small oil lamps in memory of the dead. |
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With saris, kaftans and a range of Indo-Western outfits, this Fourth Umpire's look is far from sporty. |
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Weavers were also brought to Maheshwar to weave saris for the royal family and the textiles they made came to be called Maheshwari. |
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Around the side of the tank the crowds were massing, all dressed up in their new neatly-pressed lungis and their best silk saris. |
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It is replaced by the soft rustle of saris, the smells of incense and saffron, and the Eastern twang of sitars. |
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There were kurtas and saris, dhotis and lungis, trousers, towels and aprons in brilliant hues and varied textures. |
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Among saris, there are the traditional cotton prints and also the Chanderi cotton and silk saris which are priced reasonably. |
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Out of the gift box came spanking new saris, shirts, trousers, lungis and nighties and the happiness of the inmates knew no bounds. |
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Clay dolls, terra cotta items, khadi, handloom saris and dress materials are on display. |
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Damayanti wore such a costume occasionally but she mostly wore saris and ghagras and the sari became her main costume later. |
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There were three white skinned women who were inexpertly draped in Indian saris with long sleeved jackets. |
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Ladies were dressed in saris and shalwar kameez of vibrant shades making the streets of Wootton Bassett awash with colour. |
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No, sensibly and sensationally, they float about in beautiful saris, djellabahs and caftans, looking very stylishly dressed. |
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From gorgeous silk saris to plain dhotis, there is a discount on every item at the Hantex showroom. |
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On display are also mannequins decked in exquisitely designed saris and sparkling jewellery that she had hand picked for her students. |
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The ladies would be in colourful saris and jewels, though many donned a cardy to ward off the wind. |
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People bathe in the water, colourful saris and white dhotis fluttering in the breeze. |
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Fabrics include gold embroidered saris and double-faced cloths with tiny mirrors sewn into the fabric. |
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Showrooms for the hand-woven cotton saris exist in old buildings, and prices are reasonable. |
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From sweets to saris and much more, the website offers a range of special festive gifts with money-back guarantees for customer and recipient. |
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In India, Tamils are known for their handmade silk saris, pottery figures of various gods, bronze work, and brass and copper inlaid with silver. |
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The Hantex showroom has a big collection of kasavu saris, dhotis, furnishing materials as well as pure cotton products at affordable prices. |
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Indian Hindi-language cinema is no longer about women draped in wet saris, actor-heroes with big hair and song-and-dance routines around trees. |
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The fashions will range from period costumes to the latest silk saris while music will range from bhangra to jazz. |
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Using beads, sequins and hand woven superfine cotton saris in fluorescent colours that Kanchan had taken with her from India, the two began work together almost immediately. |
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Among the fancy saris are valkalam, crepe, paithani and kalamkari. |
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He would wake up and fold the sleeves of his jibba to make it look like a blouse and pull out one of the saris spread on the ground in place of mats. |
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The following morning, we visited the Gram Shilp where artisans, some of them national awardees, can be seen at work, making durries out of old saris and other materials. |
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Elaborately embroidered velvets and silks apart from classic saris and brocades with some material dating back to late 18th Century are showcased. |
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The Tusser silk and khadi silk saris are also in good demand here. |
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Take off your saris, remove your boubous and your lederhosen and pull on your wool sweaters. |
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If Yash Chopra's heroes were handsome fighter pilots or brooding poets, then his heroines were magnificently groomed in their chiffon saris. |
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Brightly coloured saris on graceful Indian women and striking turbans on erect Sikhs are not unfamiliar sights in our metropolitan areas or small college towns. |
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Take a stroll through the spice-scented streets and discover a treasure trove of silverware, brassware, ethnic jewellery, jasmine garlands and silk saris. |
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Apart from the saris, cotton churidars that cost Rs.474 are displayed. |
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Women who wear saris every day can do cartwheels in them, because it is second nature to them to move easily in them. |
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We've seen Elizabeth Hurley parading in glamorous silk saris during her marriage to the Indian businessman Arun Nayar. |
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I love the fact that saris embrace all figures, and look amazing on everybody. |
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Here, we have much more fun adapting our saris to a modern lifestyle, blending our own aesthetic with western influences. |
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Women dressed in saris, cleanse themselves, while others bathe their young children or wash their clothes. |
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They were also more likely to be wearing clothing that weighed them down, such as long saris, and to look for children before running away. |
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Indian women now also use the style to decorate saris and dupattas. |
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Besides coordinated fabrics, dupattas, saris, blouse pieces, kurtas and shirts in pure handloom cotton, mixed-and-matched salwar-kurta sets will also be up for grabs. |
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What's more, she provides a look at New Delhi as the city westernizes into a circus of cellphones, saris, golf foursomes, hennaed hands and shiny cars. |
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I've seen fluorescent pants that women in Gujarat who wear only saris stare bemusedly at. |
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The Indian women who came to buy rice, curry powder and spices were reserved and shy and almost always traditionally dressed in pink, purple or saffron saris. |
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Blonde-haired, white mannequins in technicolour saris pose in the window. |
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Elements from the paintings have been picked up to create a collection of saris and drapes in brocades, georgettes, tissue and jacquard crepe de chine. |
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Padma draped her first sari at the age of twelve, the age at which girls traditionally began to wear saris when they, as she politely puts it, matured. |
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Girish Agrawal surveys his group with amusement, looking at their shoes and joking with his guests about the many layers of clothing they have put on, even if most of the women have not abandoned their saris. |
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Armand Ventilo's unique, mix-and-match style puts saris with frock coats and waistcoats with army trousers, creating collections that are loved around the world. |
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On a counter, a pile of new saris sat in a heap, undistributed. |
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Peacock and floral patterns dominated in long kurtas draped over palazzo pants, lehengas, saris and sari gowns. |
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They were in khadi silk saris and salwar kameezes, trying to look so patriotic wearing desi and all. |
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Researchers will work with the community to improve water filtration through education and a system using readily-available old saris and a local vegetable. |
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The shows featured a wide array of designs ranging from Hareem al-Sultan to trendy, more traditional and Indian saris. |
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As for vendors, the Rendezvous will offer the opportunity to discover the wonders of Iranian crafts, the splendour of Indian saris, and the beauty of Abenaki handcrafted products. |
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Some women were weighed down by their saris and drowned. |
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At the roadside, women in brightly coloured saris hurry past traders selling fruit, vegetables and spices amid a breathtaking array of heady fragrances. |
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While her outfit may have been well received by the women who gathered in their own jewel-hued saris to meet their guests, the wisdom of her choice was questionable. |
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Although throughout most of India women wear saris and short blouses, the way in which a sari is wrapped varies greatly from one region to another. |
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The Spice Route, Olden Day China and the Forbidden City inspire flamboyant ikats, bright saris and colors such as exotic reds, imperial oranges and clay pinks. |
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Wearing saffron saris, squatting on the floor during Mass, chanting Sanskrit slokas, and eating with one's hands are visible symbols of participation in ashramic life. |
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The collections included all the traditional Indian lehenga cholis, saris, churidaar kurtas for women and brocade long coats known as sherwanis for men. |
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Meanwhile, an FIR was also lodged against Sushil Kumar Modi for allegedly promising to give away laptops, colour TV sets, dhotis and saris to voters. |
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Floral embroidery embellished a host of lehengas with tiny cholis, net saris, gowns and skirts in fabrics like chiffon and raw silk with a dose of zardosi. |
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While Vidya has decided to stick on to her cotton and silk saris, the latter likes to rev it up often with bordered anarkalis, bright salwar kameezes and kurtis. |
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Traditional Bangladesh saris, including Dakai Jamdani, Dakai Silk, Dakai Kota, Tangail Tat and Moslin, and many more varieties, have been put on display at fair stalls. |
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The saris are well priced and the range of textiles includes chanderi, chikankari, south Indian Weaves, kantha, bandhani, ikat, tussar prints and laharia among others. |
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