Adivasah ('', , )'' is an upper garment of
Vedic times
The Vedic period, or the Vedic age (), is the period in the late Bronze Age in India, Bronze Age and early Iron Age in India, Iron Age of the history of India when the Vedic literature, including the Vedas (ca. 1300–900 BCE), was composed in ...
clothing; It is a type of
over garment similar to a
mantle or
cloak
A cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, serving the same purpose as an overcoat, protecting the wearer from the weather. It may form part of a uniform. Cloaks have been and a ...
.
Vedas
upright=1.2, The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the '' Atharvaveda''.
The Vedas (, , ) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the ...
refers (dress) as a set of clothes with these two main components where Vasa is for the lower body and Adivasa for the upper body.''
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Name
Adivasah is a Sanskrit word (, , which means a long coat.
Use
Princes wore Adivasah.
On special occasions, such as religious ceremonies, was a must.
a set of Vasa (Vastra or
Vasana) for the lower body, Adivasah as upper/over garment,
Uttariya
An uttariya () is a loose piece of upper body clothing. It is a single piece of cloth that falls from the back of the neck to curl around both arms and could also drape the top half of the body. An Uttariya is similar to a veil, a long scarf and ...
for the upper body. Most of these clothes were common for men and women with distinctive wearing and draping styles. The headdress then was called or .
Vedic time Aryans were used to dress formally in these garments and sometimes embellished with gold. Later few more types of garments such as , , and
were also used.
See also
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Uttariya
An uttariya () is a loose piece of upper body clothing. It is a single piece of cloth that falls from the back of the neck to curl around both arms and could also drape the top half of the body. An Uttariya is similar to a veil, a long scarf and ...
an upper body garment.
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Antariya
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
Antr ...
a lower body garment.
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Kanchuka
''kanchuka'' (''Kanchuka, Kanchuli'') was an upper-body garment, both half and full-sleeved jacket of a long length reaching the hips or even longer to the knee length. Kanchuka, because of its fit also defined as a soldier's dress. Rank ladies and ...
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Vedas
upright=1.2, The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the '' Atharvaveda''.
The Vedas (, , ) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the ...
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Tarpaya
((Taipya Tarpya ) was an article of clothing used for sacrificial rituals in ancient India. It was a fine-quality cloth that was also used in sacrificial rituals and on other occasions. The names of various cloths such as "kshauma", "panduvanik ...
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Vadhuya
References
Hindu religious clothing
Indian clothing
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