Antriya
Sign in to savethumb|Painting of Shakuntala and her friends wearing an antariya, Raja Ravi Varma. An antariya () is a lower body garment from ancient India. 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.
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It is catalogued under topics including Hindu religious clothing, History of Asian clothing and Indian clothing.
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thumb|Painting of Shakuntala and her friends wearing an antariya, Raja Ravi Varma. An antariya () is a lower body garment from ancient India. 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 and the Mahabharata. Hindu deities can be seen wearing the uttariya and the antariya in sculptures in the Indian subcontinent, especially in Hindu temples and other forms of iconography.
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