An uttariya (uttarīya) 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...

during the ancient period. This consisted of the antriya lower garment; the uttariya veil worn over shoulder or head; and the stanapatta, a chest band, which...

combination with the uttariya. Women in choli (blouse) and antariya c. 320 CE, Gupta Empire Relief depicting men in antariya and uttariya, 1st century CE Aprapadina...

a three-piece ensemble comprising the antarīya, the lower garment; the uttarīya; a veil worn over the shoulder or the head; and the stanapatta, a chestband...

(cloak-veil), uttariya (shoulder-veil), mukha-pata (face-veil), and siro-vastra (head-veil). The dupatta is believed to have evolved from the ancient uttariya. The...

the same, unstitched clothes with various wrapping and draping styles. Uttariya, and Antariya are few evident clothing items of draped garments from the...

ancient India. The attire consisted of the antriya lower garment, the uttariya veil worn over the shoulder or head and stanapatta a chest band, which...

to 350 BCE consisted of the antariya, which is the lower garment, the uttariya, which is a veil worn over the shoulder or the head, and the stanapatta...

and unstitched garments of ancient India, e.g., the antariya/dhoti, the uttariya/dupatta and cummerband/waist cloth. These cut and sewn garments of the...

garment called uttariya (a covering like a shawl) which they used to remove during summers. "Orthodox males and females usually wore the uttariya by throwing...