Sari wrap in the "fishtail" version which was passed through legs, covered the legs loosely and then flowed into a long, decorative pleats at front of the legs. It further evolved into "Bhairnivasani" skirt, today known as "ghagri" and "lehenga". Uttariya was a shawl-like veil worn over the shoulder or head, it evolved into what is known today known as dupatta and ghoongat. Likewise, "Stanapatta" evolved into "choli" by 1st century A.D. Between 2nd century B.C to 1st century A.D, "Antariya" and "Uttariya" was merged to form a single garment known as sari mentioned in Pali literature, which served the purpose
Kerala sari Kerala sari Kerala sari (Set-sari) () is a clothing of women in the Indian state of Kerala. It is worn as a garment that closely resembles the "mundum neriyathum" though it is not considered a true mundum neriyathum by classic definition. This is because the Kerala sari consists of a single piece of cloth while a traditional mundum neriyathum consists of a two-piece cloth. Otherwise, the Kerala sari closely resembles the mundum neriyathum and is often worn by Malayali women as a quasi mundum neriyathum. Kerala sari is regarded as the cultural costume of women of the Malayali community. The