Is the sari a religious garment? Where did it originate from? References will be great, need it for research. Thanks
2007-03-10 05:32:11 · 6 answers · asked by Sweetpea 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
YES IT IS. It is in 'Maha Bharata, the story of Kauruvas and Pandavas. When Pandavas failed in gambling and have to surrender everything ,they finally surrender 'Panchali',their wife. To ridicule Pandavas Dusasana-the leader of Kauruvas started to undress panchali's dress in public .Panchali prayed to lord Krishna.With Lord Krishna's blessing the king was not success full in undressing Panchali.As he was undressing her, more and more dress started to appear.More and more dresses, like the saree if you try to undress,appear es as the king undress her. Women started to wear sarees as a symbolic of this. Then it became a culture.
One thing you should understand. In India ,doesn't matter in which religion you are in,the culture is same, the Hindu culture,the oldest still prevailing in the world.
Sorry I am not a Hindu
2007-03-10 14:32:36 · answer #1 · answered by sayeep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the sari isn't a religious garment. In fact Hinduism doesn't have religious garments. The sari is a cultural garment that originated in northern India (the salwar kameez originated in southern India). The best references I can give you are books on various cultures clothing past and present (sorry I don't remember the titles, but I found them in the public library) or to talk to people from India (which is also where I learned about the various fashions of India). The sari isn't just worn by Hindus, it is worn by Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christian, Muslim, etc women in India. It is not affiliated with any one religion, but it is affiliated to Indian culture.
2007-03-10 09:11:17 · answer #2 · answered by gabriel_zachary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sari isn't a religious garment, and I am not sure where it came from. It probably came out of people wrapping cloth around themselves, and eventually devising a novel way to wear it around ones self.
2007-03-10 07:43:23 · answer #3 · answered by lotusmoon01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the sari is not really a religious garment but it is said to be worn by all the goddeses and it originated in early early times. I hope this helped you.
2007-03-10 05:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by Utkarsh S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, like the others have said before me, the saree is not a religious garment. it is one of the traditional dresses of india worn by women.
the way of wearing a saree differs in different regions in the country. it differs from state to state and even in some sects.
we have never really questioned its date of origin, since it is a common dress for us. anyway, a saree must have been modified from the ancient wear, since modesty in women underwent many changes with change in time.
goddesses in our epics / mythology were depicted in a saree first, by the famous painter raja ravi varma. he started the practise of visualising our goddesses in the most common dress worn by women of his time - saree, worn in the most common style. his paintings made the dress more famous and widely accpeted. i read this recently in an article in the magazine "reader's digest".
hope this helped....
2007-03-10 05:49:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jemi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I am aware it is a cultural, traditional garment, not religious.
2007-03-10 05:36:40 · answer #6 · answered by Magic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋