The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c15.s1.79
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c15.s1.79
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Widows do not appear to have used any bodices. The colour of their *saris* was plain white in the early period. The widowed daughters-in-law of Dhṛitarāshṭra are described as wearing white garments, when they went to see their old father-in-law in the forest³.