Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Namaste Nora, Lovely article . I would love to find out more about dhothi . Do you have link or books on this matter .Anybody ? Dhothi worn by men varies according to one cultural origin sometimes. I always wondered how the bengali dhothi is worn . The vaishnavas also have unique style ..Simple and modest is the south indian dhothi wearing but they have difference in lenght as well Jai Maa !!! "N. Madasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/images/nora/sari.jpg The Art of sarees wearing is steeped in tradition in ancient times, to drap the two piece of saree, one had to wrap one legth of cloth around the waist adn the other brought forward over the head to cover the torse. The inspiration of tyinga single piece of long sarees is believd to have evolved from this. Sarees is the most beautiful expression of elegance and modesty. Accessories like a stitched underskirt and close fitting blouse are essential to this attire. The inner end of the saree is first tucked into the underskirt and wrapped around the waist, with the pall portion neatly arranged in folds and drawn over the shoulder. The remaining length is then pleated evenly and tucked int the skirt from the front. For the novice, the sarees is then clipped at the pleats, pinned to the blouse to keep the apparel in place. Sounds so complicated eh! LOL. But you see somebody with an imagination have come up with "Instant sarees". Safe time and convenience. Gone are those days when we have to spend sometime an hr or so just to tie our sarees esp for novice. Soooo we can still look elegant and beautiful with our sarees via the short cut route. Does this sound blasphemous? Why do I bring up the sarees issue. This remind me of a good friend of mine named Ravi, not the Ravi as we know from Shakti Sadhana, but Ravi from Singapore. He went to India to learn and when he came back, it is my believe that he is one of those rare ones who just have this gift in dressing up the deities. So much so that I nicknamed him : Ravi the Dresser. I will just have to tell him : Ravi, transform HER into Durga today okay! and presto! he will. I love to sit and watch him as he does his work. Its like an art to him. Full of concentration and very spiritual too. / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Can you please give some information about the Vaishnava style you mention below? Alexandra kanna krishnan <kanna_krishnan2002 wrote: Namaste Nora, Lovely article . I would love to find out more about dhothi . Do you have link or books on this matter .Anybody ? Dhothi worn by men varies according to one cultural origin sometimes. I always wondered how the bengali dhothi is worn . The vaishnavas also have unique style ..Simple and modest is the south indian dhothi wearing but they have difference in lenght as well Jai Maa !!! "N. Madasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/images/nora/sari.jpg The Art of sarees wearing is steeped in tradition in ancient times, to drap the two piece of saree, one had to wrap one legth of cloth around the waist adn the other brought forward over the head to cover the torse. The inspiration of tyinga single piece of long sarees is believd to have evolved from this. Sarees is the most beautiful expression of elegance and modesty. Accessories like a stitched underskirt and close fitting blouse are essential to this attire. The inner end of the saree is first tucked into the underskirt and wrapped around the waist, with the pall portion neatly arranged in folds and drawn over the shoulder. The remaining length is then pleated evenly and tucked int the skirt from the front. For the novice, the sarees is then clipped at the pleats, pinned to the blouse to keep the apparel in place. Sounds so complicated eh! LOL. But you see somebody with an imagination have come up with "Instant sarees". Safe time and convenience. Gone are those days when we have to spend sometime an hr or so just to tie our sarees esp for novice. Soooo we can still look elegant and beautiful with our sarees via the short cut route. Does this sound blasphemous? Why do I bring up the sarees issue. This remind me of a good friend of mine named Ravi, not the Ravi as we know from Shakti Sadhana, but Ravi from Singapore. He went to India to learn and when he came back, it is my believe that he is one of those rare ones who just have this gift in dressing up the deities. So much so that I nicknamed him : Ravi the Dresser. I will just have to tell him : Ravi, transform HER into Durga today okay! and presto! he will. I love to sit and watch him as he does his work. Its like an art to him. Full of concentration and very spiritual too. / / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 The vaishnavas have pleads in front and and also at back . The south indians have it folded around them and the bengali even have them on their shoulder !!! alexandra_108 <alexandra_108 wrote:Can you please give some information about the Vaishnava style you mention below? Alexandra kanna krishnan <kanna_krishnan2002 wrote: Namaste Nora, Lovely article . I would love to find out more about dhothi . Do you have link or books on this matter .Anybody ? Dhothi worn by men varies according to one cultural origin sometimes. I always wondered how the bengali dhothi is worn . The vaishnavas also have unique style ..Simple and modest is the south indian dhothi wearing but they have difference in lenght as well Jai Maa !!! "N. Madasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/images/nora/sari.jpg The Art of sarees wearing is steeped in tradition in ancient times, to drap the two piece of saree, one had to wrap one legth of cloth around the waist adn the other brought forward over the head to cover the torse. The inspiration of tyinga single piece of long sarees is believd to have evolved from this. Sarees is the most beautiful expression of elegance and modesty. Accessories like a stitched underskirt and close fitting blouse are essential to this attire. The inner end of the saree is first tucked into the underskirt and wrapped around the waist, with the pall portion neatly arranged in folds and drawn over the shoulder. The remaining length is then pleated evenly and tucked int the skirt from the front. For the novice, the sarees is then clipped at the pleats, pinned to the blouse to keep the apparel in place. Sounds so complicated eh! LOL. But you see somebody with an imagination have come up with "Instant sarees". Safe time and convenience. Gone are those days when we have to spend sometime an hr or so just to tie our sarees esp for novice. Soooo we can still look elegant and beautiful with our sarees via the short cut route. Does this sound blasphemous? Why do I bring up the sarees issue. This remind me of a good friend of mine named Ravi, not the Ravi as we know from Shakti Sadhana, but Ravi from Singapore. He went to India to learn and when he came back, it is my believe that he is one of those rare ones who just have this gift in dressing up the deities. So much so that I nicknamed him : Ravi the Dresser. I will just have to tell him : Ravi, transform HER into Durga today okay! and presto! he will. I love to sit and watch him as he does his work. Its like an art to him. Full of concentration and very spiritual too. / / / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Thank you for the info. Alexandra kanna krishnan <kanna_krishnan2002 wrote: The vaishnavas have pleads in front and and also at back . The south indians have it folded around them and the bengali even have them on their shoulder !!! alexandra_108 <alexandra_108 wrote:Can you please give some information about the Vaishnava style you mention below? Alexandra kanna krishnan <kanna_krishnan2002 wrote: Namaste Nora, Lovely article . I would love to find out more about dhothi . Do you have link or books on this matter .Anybody ? Dhothi worn by men varies according to one cultural origin sometimes. I always wondered how the bengali dhothi is worn . The vaishnavas also have unique style ..Simple and modest is the south indian dhothi wearing but they have difference in lenght as well Jai Maa !!! "N. Madasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/images/nora/sari.jpg The Art of sarees wearing is steeped in tradition in ancient times, to drap the two piece of saree, one had to wrap one legth of cloth around the waist adn the other brought forward over the head to cover the torse. The inspiration of tyinga single piece of long sarees is believd to have evolved from this. Sarees is the most beautiful expression of elegance and modesty. Accessories like a stitched underskirt and close fitting blouse are essential to this attire. The inner end of the saree is first tucked into the underskirt and wrapped around the waist, with the pall portion neatly arranged in folds and drawn over the shoulder. The remaining length is then pleated evenly and tucked int the skirt from the front. For the novice, the sarees is then clipped at the pleats, pinned to the blouse to keep the apparel in place. Sounds so complicated eh! LOL. But you see somebody with an imagination have come up with "Instant sarees". Safe time and convenience. Gone are those days when we have to spend sometime an hr or so just to tie our sarees esp for novice. Soooo we can still look elegant and beautiful with our sarees via the short cut route. Does this sound blasphemous? Why do I bring up the sarees issue. This remind me of a good friend of mine named Ravi, not the Ravi as we know from Shakti Sadhana, but Ravi from Singapore. He went to India to learn and when he came back, it is my believe that he is one of those rare ones who just have this gift in dressing up the deities. So much so that I nicknamed him : Ravi the Dresser. I will just have to tell him : Ravi, transform HER into Durga today okay! and presto! he will. I love to sit and watch him as he does his work. Its like an art to him. Full of concentration and very spiritual too. / / / / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Bengali women wear saris in two different ways.One has pleats in the front and the other without.As for draping over the shoulder, its not just bengali,its with anyone who wears a sari. Chumki. , alexandra_108 <alexandra_108> wrote: > Thank you for the info. > > Alexandra > > kanna krishnan <kanna_krishnan2002> wrote: > The vaishnavas have pleads in front and and also at back . The south indians have it folded around them and the bengali even have them on their shoulder !!! > > alexandra_108 <alexandra_108> wrote:Can you please give some information about the Vaishnava style you mention below? > > Alexandra > > kanna krishnan <kanna_krishnan2002> wrote: > Namaste Nora, > > Lovely article . I would love to find out more about dhothi . Do you have link or books on this matter .Anybody ? > > Dhothi worn by men varies according to one cultural origin sometimes. I always wondered how the bengali dhothi is worn . The vaishnavas also have unique style .Simple and modest is the south indian dhothi wearing but they have difference in lenght as well > > Jai Maa !!! > > > "N. Madasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy> wrote: > http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/images/nora/sari.jpg > > The Art of sarees wearing is steeped in tradition in ancient times, > to drap the two piece of saree, one had to wrap one legth of cloth > around the waist adn the other brought forward over the head to cover > the torse. The inspiration of tyinga single piece of long sarees is > believd to have evolved from this. > > Sarees is the most beautiful expression of elegance and modesty. > Accessories like a stitched underskirt and close fitting blouse are > essential to this attire. > > The inner end of the saree is first tucked into the underskirt and > wrapped around the waist, with the pall portion neatly arranged in > folds and drawn over the shoulder. The remaining length is then > pleated evenly and tucked int the skirt from the front. > > For the novice, the sarees is then clipped at the pleats, pinned to > the blouse to keep the apparel in place. > > Sounds so complicated eh! LOL. But you see somebody with an > imagination have come up with "Instant sarees". Safe time and > convenience. Gone are those days when we have to spend sometime an hr > or so just to tie our sarees esp for novice. Soooo we can still look > elegant and beautiful with our sarees via the short cut route. Does > this sound blasphemous? > > Why do I bring up the sarees issue. This remind me of a good friend > of mine named Ravi, not the Ravi as we know from Shakti Sadhana, but > Ravi from Singapore. He went to India to learn and when he came back, > it is my believe that he is one of those rare ones who just have > this gift in dressing up the deities. So much so that I nicknamed > him : Ravi the Dresser. I will just have to tell him : Ravi, > transform HER into Durga today okay! and presto! he will. I love to > sit and watch him as he does his work. Its like an art to him. Full > of concentration and very spiritual too. > > > > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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