There had been some very vocal dissidents back home when she was named to this post and opted not to wear a traditional sari.

If navel-showing is obscenity, then our traditional Indian outfit - the traditional sari - should be banned in the first place.

The traditional sari made an impact in the United States during the 1970s.

Their wives, without exception, wear traditional saris.

For the recital, the girls will wear traditional saris of pink and purple and flowers woven into their hair.

"I wear traditional Indian saris in front of her, no pants or Western clothes," said Shushma.

Additionally, she dresses up in a traditional sari and performs the duties of a loyal housemaker.

At a corner table a woman in a traditional sari rose as he approached.

The pot is clothed in a traditional sari.

Women wear traditional saris with their hair bedecked in flowers.