A Tamil woman wearing a sari, 1880.

A Tamil woman wearing a sari, 1880.

Woman wearing a choli, India, 1872.

Woman wearing a choli, India, 1872.

Girl in Nauvari sari, Maharastra, India, 1912.

Girl in Nauvari sari, Maharastra, India, 1912.

LIFE photographer Margaret Bourke-White (L) with LIFE edit reporter Lee Eitingon, posing in beautiful Hindu saris. Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White. Karachi, Pakistan, December 1947.

LIFE photographer Margaret Bourke-White (L) with LIFE edit reporter Lee Eitingon, posing in beautiful Hindu saris. Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White. Karachi, Pakistan, December 1947.

A woman modelling an Indian sari. Photograph by Jack Wilkes. India, June 1945.

A woman modelling an Indian sari. Photograph by Jack Wilkes. India, June 1945.

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