Parrot Green Batik Sari

How to wear a Sari

Batik is a variety of tie and dye technique that is practiced in Indonesia and the name also has an Indonesian origin. Batik is a kind of resist dye where the design is drawn and the areas, which are to be dyed with a different color, are waxed. When the cloth is dipped in color the areas that are waxed do not get colored and then a separate color is applied to the rest of the cloth. Batik is considered very traditional and auspicious in the Indonesian religious life. Every religious occasion in Indonesia has the symbolism of Batik in it.

This batik sari comes in a parrot green body with white and blue batik flowers all over it. The border of the sari has blue and white lotus flowers. Lotus has an unmistakable place in the Hindu mythology as the seat of goddess Lakshmi- the goddess of wealth. The pallav of the sari consists of small batik dots on the periphery with a large batik lotus motif in the middle.

This sari is in crisp cotton and looks very elegant.

Description by Bhanupriya.

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