Sari in skt litterature

[Madhav Deshpande]

The story of how Kaikeyi got her two boons from Dasharatha at least 
places her in the battlefield beside him, helping him in the battle.  
	Madhav

On Fri, 23 Feb 1996, Peter Gaeffke wrote:

> Has anybody knowledge of a custom practiced among women of Hindu (?) or 
> Muslim(?) warriors to stand behind the fighter in battle and let the end 
> of the sari (ancal) fly over him. In such a situation the woman holds 
> in her left hand a tray (arati). This particular "rite" is seen  as a promise to 
> die with the hero if he is killed in battle. Descriptions of this rite 
> appear in medieval texts from the Dekkhan.
> Peter Gaeffke 
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