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The
Buddhas were portrayed as wearing the Greek himation, which is the
forerunner of the modern saṃghāti that forms a part of the Kasaya of
Buddhist monks.During the Maurya and Gupta period, the people continued
to wear the three piece unstitched clothing as in Vedic times. The main
items of clothing were the Antariya made of white cotton or muslin, tied
to the waist by a sash called Kayabandh and a scarf called the Uttariya
used to drape the top half of the body.
New
trade routes, both overland and overseas, created a cultural exchange
with Central Asia and Europe. Romans bought indigo for dyeing and cotton
cloth as articles of clothing. Trade with China via the Silk road
introduced silk textiles into India. The Chinese had a monopoly in the
silk trade and kept its production process a trade secret. However, this
monopoly ended when, according to legend, a Chinese princess smuggled
mulberry seeds and silkworms in her headdress when she was sent to marry
the king of Khotan (present day Xinjiang). From there, the production
of silk spread throughout Asia, and by AD 140, the practise had been
established in India. Chanakya's treatise on public administration, the
Arthashastra written around 3rd century BC, briefly describes the norms
followed in silk weaving.
Clothing
in India varies from region to region depending on the ethnicity,
geography, climate and cultural traditions of the people of that region.
Historically, men and women's clothing has evolved from simple Langotas
and loincloths to cover the body to elaborate costumes not only used in
daily wear but also on festive occasions as well as rituals and dance
performances. In urban areas, western clothing is common and uniformly
worn by people of all strata. India also has a great diversity in terms
of weaves, fibres, colours and material of clothing. Color codes are
followed in clothing based on the religion and ritual concerned. For
instance, Hindus lady's wear white clothes to indicate mourning while
Parsis and Christians wear white to wedding.The Didarganj Yakshi
depicting the dhoti wrap
India's
recorded history of clothing goes back to the 5th millennium CB in the
Indus Valley Civilisation where cotton was spun, woven and dyed. Bone
needles and wooden spindles have been unearthed in excavations at the
site.The cotton industry in ancient India was well developed, and
several of the methods survive until today. Herodotus, an ancient Greek
historian described Indian cotton as "a wool exceeding in beauty and
goodness that of sheep". Indian cotton clothing was well adapted to the
dry, hot summers of the subcontinent. Most of the present knowledge of
ancient Indian clothing comes from rock sculptures and paintings in cave
monuments such as Ellora. These images show dancers and goddesses
wearing what appears to be a dhoti wrap, a predecessor to the modern
sari.The upper castes dressed themselves in fine muslin and wore gold
ornaments[ The Indus civilisation also knew the process of silk
production. Recent analysis of Harappan silk fibres in beads have shown
that silk was made by the process of reeling, a process known only to
China until the early centuries AD.According to the Greek historian
Arrian:
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