Uttariya
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Relief depicting men wearing an antriya|antariya and an uttariya, 1st century CE. An uttariya () is a loose piece of upper body clothing with its origins in ancient India. 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 shawl. The Vedas describe the garment to comprise various loose cloths worn for upper body such as , and , and , .
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- Etymology
- History
- Contemporary use
- Rituals in Hindu temples
- Buddhist clothing
- Daily use
- See also
- References
thumb|250px|Relief depicting men wearing an antriya|antariya and an uttariya, 1st century CE. An uttariya () is a loose piece of upper body clothing with its origins in ancient India. 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 shawl. The Vedas describe the garment to comprise various loose cloths worn for upper body such as , and , and , .
== Etymology == The word is from Sanskrit. It is a compound word, consisting of the words () and suffix ().