Saree wearing: below the navel or above the navel?
A nice comment by Doyel in a blog post
I am 30 years old ,short,plump and fair and have a bit of a stomach.When i used to wear a saree previously i always used to wear it above my navel as i felt self-conscious to wear it otherwise.but i used to feel uncomfortable as the string felt extremely tight and made a deep red line across my stomach.It was my husband who first suggested to me that I wear my saree below my navel.i was afraid of looking trashy but he assured that wearing it one or two inches below the navel would not make me look so.he asked me to keep it covered always with my pallu if i felt uneasy,but wear it below all the same.
One year later,i now feel it’s much better this way.The line has almost disappeared and i have a smooth,soft stomach now.Previously i used to feel a very tight and suffocating feeling at my middle but now my stomach feels quite free and cool…and the thing i was most afraid of…it’s nothing ultimately,people do not treat me trashily.
I can can ultimately end up by saying that I’m a short and plump married woman who wears her saree two inches below her navel…and i like it this way,bcos it’s much more comfortable and cool.wearing the saree below the navel is not the same as flashing your navel in public…you can keep it covered with your pallu all the same and other people would hardly know the difference…but this way it is more comfortable and healthy.I would advise other women to do likewise.
And I agree with her completely. With a saree you have so much freedom of accentuating the parts that you want to and hiding the parts that you don’t want others to see.
You need to use all degrees of freedom allowed by Saree.
One of the other problem that happens if you wear saree above your naval is that if you go out to dinner, the saree that felt comfortable when you wore it before leaving the house is suddenly so tight that it is cutting of blood supply to your lower extremities.
You can avoid that by adjusting exactly how much to lower the saree.
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payel Ihave lot picture of mine for ur reference but u need to prove from u first
Hello Amlan Ji,
How r u? Idont know whts going on in ur country but we in india dont hav any problem and in todays world age look too much important it express how u r from inside (this is not applied for poor countries) each and every coutries works on thier look division and also saree is our national outfits for our women so we hav to discuss about it. its advantages and solutions every thing about it, like it has health advantage over any other outfits available in india (if properly weared) it gives too much relax to our women we promote it because it gonna dissappear soon. so we hav to save it from this. we love lady in saree and we laways love ladies in saree no outfit is come upon it.
Hello payal ji,
I also hav my wife pics to share if u want
I THINK IF A MAN GAZE A WOMAN ‘S NAVEL IT WILL NOT CAUSE ANY HARM.BESIDES, IN MODERN AGE PEOPLE ARE BUSY .SO FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHY A WOMAN WILL NOT CHOOSE THE HEALTHIER WAY OF WEARING SAREE.MOST OF WOMEN OF BANGLADESH WEAR SAREE BELOW NAVEL AT HOME.
this is very healthier than any other way
i m not saying this becoz i like navel or something else here is discussion going on for saree the most authentic cloth for a lady ho to wear it properly and extract its profit as much as possible this is very important topic for men and women both. saree is not only the piece of unsewned cloth but also it is the culture of indian society. we hav to respect it and support our ladies to wear it and spread beauty all over and be healthy. Plz do not see navel as any vulgar thing its is beauty of any lady beauty is something which is in showing not in hiding as much as it is big as much as she is beautiful, it adds 100% guarnateed beauty to any lady. the ladies who shows thier navel in saree they are very intellegent they know how to flaunt thier beauty and took advantage of it. My wife is a school teacher she always wear saree in her school with below her nvael and myself saw her status in her school all childrens co teachers and principal give her too much respect and she got promotion very early she took clearly the advantage of her navel means her beauty and i dont hav problem becoz this is her parts of body she knows how to handle it not me so why i order her wht to do or wht not to do? she is self respected person she knows how to handle world. U know why ladies shy??? my wifes tell me and it seems to be very correct she told that a lady is shy just becoz of her counterpart means male if there were no male surrounding her then she become a open heart person. and we hav to create this type environment for our ladies so they take thier breath easily.i never ditch my lady wht to wear and wht not to waer i always promote her in her matter. a lady needs just support of her husband not anything then she become powerful. U know whts the problem. the problem is that we gents always having short temper we hav to cool, ourslves, One day wht happen one of her co-teacher said a poetry on her navel and beauty and the world, when she return to home she told me whole day when i came to know abut this i become very angry and going to that teacher home to beat him. but she told me plz be calm take some water and relax wht he did so u go to him and want to beat him, he just apprecite my beauty nothing else and for a lady her beauty is all. and her appreciate that, and u want to beat him. u just want to thanks him or if cant then plz dont do violence its justs ok to me. my wife is such a big DEVI. I luv her.
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hello everyone……….
recently i attended couple of parties & as usual it was saree 5″ below navel. another common thing was all sarees were v v transparent.
ladies who don’t like 2 wear saree, even dey came 2 me & asked me how 2 wear saree in dis fashion. i was d main attraction all d time.
so i guess my saree wearing style potentially could motivate others 2 wear saree. as if dey realized d beauty of saree 4 d 1st time! i opine dat dere is no other women dress dat can b preferred dan saree.
some people also commented above my navel……dey said dat it was v cute.
Dear All,
How r u? i was not in town for all these days i went to Singapore with my hubby it was great and i should say that Indian women in Sing are fond of saris i thought them how to wear sari in seductive way and they were so happy.
nice job shalini
Well it has become quite common to wear sari below navel. Nowadays even ordinary housewives also wear sari below navel. But they rarely expose it. This is particularly true with woman who are bit fashionable. Some husbands notice it some won’t.
People with bulging stomach are wearing sari below the navel ( just below where the bulge ends). This is very very comfortable for them. My middle aged aunt with quite a big belly wears sari below navel for comfort. But she is not doing it to attract attention.
So wearing sari below navel is common, comfortable and fashionable.
Its nice to know womens comment on saree below the naval…but to me an women with saree below the naval is like an APSARA from heaven…..iii justtt admirrreee……..
wish to see any midage women wearing saree below the naval……
I likw to see every one who lived in pune belive me girls I see lots of mordern girls here who wont care how low they wear their saree pls contact me girls I have some daliy pics for you—-soumallisa22@yahoo.com
I like women wearing saree below navel. Saree is the best dress for women. As I said earlier in another page of this site, Women wearing saree below navel make men “weaker sex”. Women can use this weapon to make men to bow before them. Hello other writers of women please send photos of women wearing saree below navel. To administrators : “please add a photos gallery of women wearing saree ie., not anly of cine stars or models but also of ordinary women who contribute their comments on this site”.
I LIKE THOSE WOMEN WEARING A SAREE BELOW THE NAVEL . I WANT TO KISS THOSE WOMEN WHO WEARING A SSAREES THE NAVEL . WOMEN MUST WEARING SAREES MOST BELOW THE NAVEL . THANK YOU SIDDHRAAJ DUBEY
no more shame left in todays word. tomorrow everyone will be without clothes because it is summer.