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Elaborate the term ‘Uttariya’. Briefly discuss the manner of wearing it by courtiers and commoners in Ancient India.

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Uttariya- upper garment, usually cotton or silk, ornamented borders and fringes.

Courtiers- one or both shoulders, diagonally across the chest. Loosely draped across the back with free ends hanging down the lower arm or wrapped around the wrist.

Commoners- wrapped the coarse cotton uttariya around the head for protection against the sun or wrapped it around the waist, leaving the arms bare.



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