Indian-Female

If you have ever travelled the streets of India, like I have, you would find that there are a plethora of different clothing styles. The style that most intrigued me is the females wrapped in the beautiful saris. I decided to research the particular traditional style worn by the North-Eastern female from India and find out what makes this style unique.

Most of these women wear a sari which is a about 6 yards long and is first wrapped around the waist and then draped over the shoulder. Something I found interesting is that in the Hindu culture the color white, which we would normally wear to a wedding, is their color of mourning that can often be seen on saris of those attending a funeral. 

Sari's are often worn with a Choli underneath. A Choli is the top worn under the sari. It is is often a tight crop top. 

These women also wear a long skirt known as a Lehenga, which is often very colorful with intricate patterns on it. Many types of embroidery are done on these skirts. For traditional weddings the type of embroidery used is known as Gota Patti. This form of embroidery, as seen below, intricately adds designs using beads, ribbon, string..etc. to create designs on the Lehenga.

If the woman is a part of the Hindu faith she might wear a Bindi. Which is a red dot placed centered on the forehead close to the eyebrows. This red dot signifies the beginning of their creation and represents unity in their faith. In some places the Bindi is known as the third eye or Chakra.

That is the overall dress of a Female from North-East India. Sari's are one of the oldest pieces of clothing still worn today by indians. We see that saris are mentioned in Vedas, which is an ancient Hindu writing dating back to 3000 b.c.e. Today 75% of Indian females wear saris. However due to recent globalization this number has been dropping and many females have changed to more modern styles.