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Painting orgianlly titled " A Nair Lady" shows a women wearing a mundu sari but only covering her bottom as covering her torso was considered not of her class. Her bare breasts was indicative of her class and caste status.

Painting depicting a women wearing a Marathi style sari called nauvrani ("9 yards") as evidenced by the trouser like bottom of the sari which is supposed to mimick the male dhoti giving it a warrior look. Originally titled "Brahmin Lady Going To The…