Description : The saree is a length of cloth measuring from about 4 to 8 meters by about 120 centimeters (13 to 26 feet by about 4 feet), which is draped around the entire body. Most of this fabric is pleated at the waist and then wound round to make a skirt or pair of trousers, with the remaining few yards swept across the upper half of the body, covering at least one shoulder and sometimes veiling the head.

The shortest saree has a width of 18 inches (45.72 cm) and a length of 72 inches (1.83 mts.). The longest saree has a width of 54 inches (1.37 mts) and a length of 288-360 inches (7.31 mts - 9.14 mts).

With its design, drape and dignity Saree provides for a very sensual dressing for the woman. Though this unstitched fluid garment is only a long rectangular piece of cloth, it is nevertheless divided into different parts, each of which has a specific function.

All these form together as an integral unit to bring out the splendour and sophistication of a Saree.