Kota Doria and Lugade Saris – Exploiting Desi Grandeur

Kota Saris

Kota doria are one of the many types of sari available in Rajasthan. Kota doria saris are made at Kota, Rajasthan city and its nearby areas. These types of Sarees are made of pure cotton fabric. Originally, such sarees were called Masuria because they were woven in Mysore.

The weavers were initially brought to Kota by Rao Kishore Singh who was an influential general in the Moghul army. The weavers were brought to Kota in the late 17th and early 18th century and the saris came to be known as ‘Kota-Masuria’.

Kota sarees are also popularly known as ‘Masuria’ in Kota and Kotadoria outside the state. ‘Doria’ means thread. These are very light textured sari and are comfortable to wear keeping the hot climate of these states in mind.

Generally these saris are available in earthy subtle colours. Now deep colours are also being used. Not only Rajasthani women but from other states also are fond of these Kota saris.

Lugade Saris

Lugade another variety of sari is available in Maharashtra. It’s basically Hindu woman’s dress is the full Maharashtrian style of nine yards. It is forty-two to forty-five inches in width, and it has two lengthwise borders kanth or kinar, and also two breadth wise borders padar, at the two ends, of which one is more decorated than the other.

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The mode of wearing the Lugade by Maratha Brahmins and other classes is with the hind pleats tucked into the waist at the back-centre and the decorated end (padar) thrown over the left shoulder. Maratha ladies allow it to hang from the waist straight down and around like a skirt, and draw its end which covers the bosom and back over the head.

Saris of five or six yards in length have now become fashionable among young ladies in the urban centres.

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