The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c15.s1.42

c15.s1.42

There are different fashions of wearing the *sari* current at present in different parts of India. The same was the case in the past. At present the ladies of the higher classes of the Deccan wear the *sari* in the *sakachchha* fashion, *i.e.*, by passing a portion of it in between their legs and tucking it up behind at the waist. In Gujarat, Bengal and United Provinces, on the other hand, the *sari* is worn in the *vikachchha* fashion, *i.e.*, it is simply worn round the legs without any portion of it being tucked up behind.