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HOW  TO   PUT   ON  A   SARI

     
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16. Take special care with the topmost pleat, making sure that it is smooth, and wide enough to almost cover the series of pleats without completely concealing them.

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17. Holding them together,

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18. Tuck in the series of pleats slightly off centre.

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19. This is how it should look.

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20. Make sure that the bottom edge of the sari is absolutely even.

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20. Rearrange the pullo, so that the decorated border is draped across the front and over your left shoulder.

Fold your left arm so that the pullo rests on top of it.

There are at least 10 different styles of sari, depending on the region. The style you have just tried is the most popular, and is worn all over India.