Results for "ceremonial"
9 sarees found.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 5 moreLungiলুঙ্গি
A tube of cotton tied at the waist, worn by men across South Asia and beyondCotton · Checks and stripes · Batik
🇵🇭 PhilippinesT'nalak
A sacred abaca ikat cloth woven from dreamt patterns by Tboli women in MindanaoIkat
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreHandloom sari
Saris woven by hand on village looms in India and BangladeshSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaMadisarமடிசார்
A nine-yard Tamil Brahmin sari drape, worn over one shoulder for ceremoniesSilk
🇬🇷 GreeceChlamysχλαμύς
An ancient Greek and Byzantine draped cloak made from a single rectangular clothWool · Embroidery
🇮🇩 IndonesiaUlosᯥᯞᯘᯬ᯲
A handwoven Batak cloth from North Sumatra, draped at weddings to bind bride and groom.Cotton
🇮🇳 IndiaVadhuya
An ancient bridal garment from Vedic India fashioned from cotton, wool, and hideCotton
🇧🇹 BhutanDumdyam
An ankle-length Lepcha wrap of one smooth cloth, solid in colour, held by a waistbandCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaTarpaya
An ancient Indian fine silk or linen cloth worn as a ritual lower garmentSilk
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Lungi: Laportechicago at English Wikipedia (Paul La Porte)., CC BY 2.5, source
- Chlamys: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- T'nalak: USAID Biodiversity & Forestry, Public domain, source
- Handloom sari: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
- Ulos: Boy Lawson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source