Styles belonging to this family are still commonly worn by men. The cloth is tied around the waist in the middle of its length, and each side is wrapped around each leg separately. Here the cloth is passed between the legs before being wrapped around the body. These drapes are wrapped around the body from bottom to the top, leaving a bunch of pleats in front.
Some women prefer drapes firmly tied over the chest.
These styles belong to ethnic groups living in mountains like the Coorgs or to tribal groups found all over India. Some of these saris are a cross between purely tribal styles and styles from other families. Sari worn by the women of Mul, Maharashtra Many saris of Central India are inspired by Gond drapes. Surprisingly, Ceylonese saris belong to the same family, which starts by the drape of the cloth on the left shoulder. Lodhi woman from Madhya Pradesh Finally, some drapes are unique.