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Indian fashion varies from village to village, from one city to another. Indian fashion heritage is rich in tradition, vibrant in colors and truly beautiful. In the next couple of paragraphs, I ill talk about Ancient Indian clothing, fashion, jewelry, bindis and basically just things that make up Indian vanity.

Ancient Indian clothing usually didn’t involve stitching even though they did know about sewing. The Indian sari remains the traditional clothing of Indian women. A sari can be worn many different ways. It is a long piece of flat cotton, silk or other fabric, woven in different textures with different patterns. A good thing about the sari is it isn’t cut to fit one particular size. A sari can fit any size and cant keep in or out heat depending on how its worn. The designs on the fabric and the color or the sari can indicate the status, age, occupation, religion, and region of the women. The tightly fitted, short blouse worn under a sari is called a choli. A choli covers the body under the sari. A mad would wear a simple thing called a Punjabi, which is a plain colored shirt and nee high pants.

Jewelry was also an important thing in Ancient India. A lot of jewelry was made of gold. Gold was popular because it was believed to have the power to purify anything it touched. A lot of the jewelry had designs and materiel depending upon ones caste, religion, culture and geography. The ornaments/jewlery were more popular to women then men. One popular thing Indian women wore were nose rings. The nose ring is a sign of purity and marriage though many Indian girls that have them are unmarried. Necklaces are also popular. They were made of a variety of materials, ranging from glass beads, to gold, to diamonds. One special necklace is the mangalasutra, worn only by married women. It would be the same as getting a wedding ring. A women would wear the mangalasutra during her wedding ceremony and took it off when her husband died. Women also wore Bangles. Bangles were worn on the wrist and were believed to be protective bands. Women always wore them as symbolic guards over their husbands. They were made of silver, gold, wood, glass and plastic. Ear rings and studs were popular among the Indian girls. Girls usually got them don’t on their first birthday. Other important jewelry they wore was finger rings, toe rings, and anklets.

No one knows when exactly the tradition of the bindi started, but for centuries it’s been seen on foreheads of Hindu men and women. The name bindi comes from the Sanskrit word bindu, which means drop. The bindi worn by the women was made of red lead. The means was make of Sandalwood paste. When a mad wears a bindi it is generally known as a tilak. A bindi was worn by women as a reminder or their wedding vows. However, the bindi is now worn as a fashion accessory instead of a religious purpose. The bindi really has nothing to do with the caste system.