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title: "Saree and blouses origin"  
description: "A short explanation about the origin of saree and blouses"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-14  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2882/saree-and-blouses-origin  
category: "education, history"  
tags: ["Education", "history", "saree", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Saree and blouses origin

![Saree and blouses origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab042550-b37a-449f-9fcc-b20711992d50/images/f01fa5e9-edae-46b3-9ed9-b10ff4b06cb4.jpeg) ![Saree and blouses origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab042550-b37a-449f-9fcc-b20711992d50/images/ae82151b-22ca-472f-8ab6-a6ca94690eb9.jpeg) From 3300 to 1300 BC, the Indus Valley Civilization is thought to have established the habit of women wearing cotton or wool sarees. ![Saree and blouses origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab042550-b37a-449f-9fcc-b20711992d50/images/4fef7ba6-83a0-4e4b-a7f4-5e0b285df66d.jpeg) The choli, or blouse, is a fitting top garment worn with the saree. It's thought to have started during the Maurya dynasty (322-185 BC). ![Saree and blouses origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab042550-b37a-449f-9fcc-b20711992d50/images/b6854361-f11e-4d6c-91e0-6f391704a49a.jpeg) Furthermore, early blouses were simple and made of cotton or linen. They were usually sleeveless and knotted at the back. ![Saree and blouses origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab042550-b37a-449f-9fcc-b20711992d50/images/a5f2eaa5-34e4-4784-b4a5-9e3858ca856b.jpeg) The saree and blouse evolved over time to become increasingly complex and ornamental. ![Saree and blouses origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab042550-b37a-449f-9fcc-b20711992d50/images/b34633bd-5655-4269-a72f-0a20eb5d513e.jpeg) Later, different regions of India evolved their own distinct types of sarees and blouses.

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