Before a prayer is spoken, before a hymn is sung, and before a deity is adorned, faith is often worn. What if the first fashion designers of India were not royal courts, luxury maisons, or celebrity couturiers, but temples, saints, artisans, and age-old rituals? It is a question that challenges the way we think about fashion. Today we think of clothing as an expression of personal style or seasonal trends. But fashion in India has never been all about looks. It has been a lan