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An antariya () is a lower body garment from
File:Ajanta Paintings.jpg, Women in ''choli'' (blouse) and antariya ,
An antariya () is a lower body garment from ancient India
Anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. The earliest known human remains in South Asia date to 30,000 years ago. Sedentism, Sedentariness began in South Asia around 7000 BCE; ...
. It is a long white or coloured strip of cotton passed through the legs, tucked at the back and covering the legs loosely, then flowing into long pleats at front of the legs.
History
The antariya is an ancient garment mentioned in the ''Ramayana
The ''Ramayana'' (; ), also known as ''Valmiki Ramayana'', as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics ...
'' and the ''Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kuru ...
''. Hindu deities can be seen wearing the uttariya and the antariya in sculptures in the Indian subcontinent, especially in Hindu temple
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to who ...
s and other forms of iconography
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As mentioned in Buddhist Pali
Pāli (, IAST: pāl̤i) is a Classical languages of India, classical Middle Indo-Aryan languages, Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pali Canon, Pāli Can ...
literature during the 6th century BC, Sari
A sari (also called sharee, saree or sadi)The name of the garment in various regional languages include:
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() is an evolved form of the antariya, which was one of three-piece attire worn by women during the ancient period.
Terminology
The word antariya is of Sanskrit origin.Use
The antariya was usually made of fine cotton or silk. It was usually used in combination with the uttariya.Gallery
Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was an Indian empire during the classical period of the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century to mid 6th century CE. At its zenith, the dynasty ruled over an empire that spanned much of the northern Indian ...
File:In Welcome of Buddha - ACCN 34-2542 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-24 5941.JPG, Relief depicting men in antariya and uttariya, 1st century CE
See also
* Aprapadina * Uttariya *Sari
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* Nivi (garment)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:History Of Hinduism History of Asian clothing Indian clothing Hindu religious clothing