An antariya (Template:Transliteration) 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.[1][2][3][4]
History
The antariya is an ancient garment mentioned in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.[5] Hindu deities can be seen wearing the uttariya and the antariya in sculptures in the Indian subcontinent,[6] especially in Hindu temples and other forms of iconography.
As mentioned in Buddhist Pali literature during the 6th century BC, Sari Template:Transliteration (Template:Langx) is an evolved form of the antariya, which was one of three-piece attire worn by women during the ancient period.[1][2][3][7][8][9]
Terminology
The word antariya is of Sanskrit origin.[10]
Use
The antariya was usually made of fine cotton or silk. It was usually used in combination with the uttariya.
Gallery
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Women in choli (blouse) and antariya Template:Circa, Gupta Empire
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Relief depicting men in antariya and uttariya, 1st century CE
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keywords for India: A Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Bloomsbury Publishing(2020-02-20). ISBN 978-1-350-03925-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sanskrit Play Production in Ancient India{{#if:Mehta|, Mehta}. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.(1995). ISBN 978-81-208-1057-0
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Costumes and Ornaments as Depicted in the Sculptures of Gwalior Museum{{#if:Ayyar|, Ayyar}. Mittal Publications(1987). ISBN 978-81-7099-002-4
- ↑ Ancient Indian Heritage, Varahamihira's India: Historical geography, religion, and society{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Aryan Books International(1996). ISBN 978-81-7305-081-7
- ↑ India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes{{#if:McLain|, McLain}. Indiana University Press(2009). ISBN 978-0-253-22052-3
- ↑ Ancient India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Director General of Archaeology in India.(1950)
- ↑ Fashion Styles of Ancient India: A Study of Kalinga from Earliest Times to Sixteenth Century Ad{{#if:Prasad Mohapatra|, Prasad Mohapatra}. B.R. Publishing Corporation(1992). ISBN 9788170187233
- ↑ Prachya Pratibha, 1978 "Prachya Pratibha, Volume 6", p. 121
- ↑ Agam Kala Prakashan, 1991 "Costume, coiffure, and ornaments in the temple sculpture of northern Andhra", p. 118
- ↑ Antariya, Antarīya: 7 definitions, www.wisdomlib.org. www.wisdomlib.org(2018-05-06). Retrieved 2020-12-09.
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