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I'm interested in working out patterns for some Asian clothing we don't normally see. First on my list was a salwar kameez, common dress for men and women in South and Central Asia. According to wikipedia: 'It is notably known for being the national dress of Pakistan.'

I don't have one for myself yet... but now my boy does! That sari fabric remnant has been hanging around forever. I thought he should show off his spiffy new clothes by doing a few moves from the one Odissi dance I know, 'Namami Ganesh', to the elephant-headed god in honor and asking for his favor as the 'Clearer of Obstacles'.


Namami


Mother is Uma (or Parvati)


Ganesha is a 'nataraja' (great dancer)


Father is Shiva


classic image of Ganesha, on one foot (often on the back of a dwarf), holding the snake-demon over his head in triumph (incidentally he was an infant at the time the demon came into his room to kill him and get back at Shiva, he was still powerful enough to catch the demon)


dance ends with a prayer, 'Namami, one day, pure wisdom, grant to me.'

And finally one of the distinctive features of Odissi dance, the tribhanga posture, which means '3 angles': head, hip, knee.



Just for fun... my dancing sari.

Awesome post! Nice to see some underrepresented traditional clothes on dolls. Momiji looks so cute in his salwar kameez.

Wonderful! He looks terrific! (And your sari is so pretty too!)

I own several salwar kameez outfits. I think they are very graceful and look good on all body types.

Momiji is one spoiled little guy! Great outfit, and you look awesome in your dance Sari.

zirconmermaid wrote:Momiji is one spoiled little guy! Great outfit, and you look awesome in your dance Sari.

Yes he is... he has more shoes and clothes than any other two of my dolls combined!

I love that sari. I got it off ebay (at a very good price) and to make it easier on myself, pleated and stitched it to a waistband. But I didn't cut anything so if I ever want to take it out of the dance sari style, I can just remove the stitching.

His outfit is adorable! Your outfit is gorgeous! The colors are amazing.

That's a really nice outfit! Beautiful fabric too!