A "Lugade" is a nine yard Maratha

Maratha

The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

 sari

Sari

A sari or sareeThe name of the garment in various regional languages include: , , , , , , , , , , , , , is a strip of unstitched cloth, worn by females, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles. It is popular in India, Bangladesh, Nepal,...

. This nine yard sari is generally worn by elderly Hindu women and is sometimes referred to as Nauvaree in Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

. It is usually between forty-two and forty-five inches in width, and has two lengthwise borders called kanth or kinar. It also has two breadthwise borders called padar, of which one is more decorated than the other.

Draping a Lugade

The lugade is usually worn by tucking pleats into the underskirt at the back-center while the decorated end (padar) is thrown over the left shoulder. It is allowed to hang from the waist straight down and around like a skirt. Sometimes, this end is drawn over the bosom and back over the head.