Adivasah (,,) is an upper garment of Vedic times clothing; It is a type of over garment similar to a mantle or cloak.[1] Vedas refers (dress) as a set of clothes with these two main components where Vasa is for the lower body and Adivasa for the upper body.[2] [3]
Adivasah is a Sanskrit word (which means a long coat.[4]
Princes wore Adivasah. On special occasions, such as religious ceremonies, was a must. a set of Vasa (Vastra or Vasana) for the lower body, Adivasah as upper/over garment, Uttariya for the upper body. Most of these clothes were common for men and women with distinctive wearing and draping styles. The headdress then was called or .[5] Vedic time Aryans were used to dress formally in these garments and sometimes embellished with gold. Later few more types of garments such as,, and were also used.