A sari or saree is a strip of unstitched cloth, worn by females, ranging from four to nine yards in length that is draped over the body in various styles which is native to the Indian Subcontinent. The word sari is derived from Sanskrit शाटी śāṭī which means 'strip of cloth's and शाडी śāḍī or साडी sāḍī in Prakrit.

In the history of Indian clothing the sari is traced back to the Indus Valley Civilisation, which flourished during 2800–1800 BC around the western part of the Indian subcontinent. The earliest known depiction of the sari in the Indian subcontinent is the statue of an Indus Valley priest wearing a drape

Mysore Saari Image

Styles of draping

 

Nivi style, Begali & Oriya, Gujrati & Rajasthani, Konkani & Maharastrian, Dravidian, Madisar, Kodagu, Godde Saree, Malayali,  Kunbi

 Modern ways of wearing Saari