Secrets of the ancient Aries. Digest of articles. S. V. Zharnikova

of brahmanas to wear clothes made of linen, hemp and sheep’s wool. The profession of a tailor is also mentioned here, which speaks of the existence of tailored clothes. «Based on the published Rig Vedas, we can assume that it was in the ornament that the shirt could» bestow longevity, power, wealth and prosperity.»

      The fact that in Ancient India there was ornamentation of fabrics is evidenced by the presence of masters in embroidery, printed fabric, patterned weaving and appliqué work in ancient lists of the middle and end of the 1st millennium BC («Arthashastra»). And also the fact that Indian embroidery using the chikan technique, where many different stitches are used: double-sided darning, flat and convex satin stitch, stalked and overcast seams, made on white fabric with white threads, is absolutely identical to the North Russian embroidery «chased», so characteristic of the Olonets province.

      «In northern India, chikan embroidery covers men’s white shirts of local cut – long without a collar, with a straight fastener, with long straight sleeves and with pockets sewn into the side seams. Chikan embroidery is used to decorate women’s pajamas and shirts, as well as tablecloths, napkins, pillowcases, sheets, thin window curtains, corners of handkerchiefs, etc.», writes N. R. Guseva.

      In the Russian North, embroidery was used to decorate the valances of wedding sheets, the ends of towels, so-called. «groom’s fees», etc. The technique of flat surface from Gujarat is surprisingly similar to the North Russian flat surface, widespread in the Olonets province. These examples can be continued for a long time, since there is a huge number of compositional schemes of embroidered and woven ornament, absolutely identical in India and in the Russian North: these are goddesses with their hands raised up, these are all kinds of ducks and peaves, and sung by the Rig Veda:

      «With a single two

      on poultry horses

      two wanderers

      travel together»

      these are constantly repeating compositions of four swastikas, which correspond to the concept of «asceticism of five fires», that is, the standing of the priest between four bonfires in the form of swastikas under the rays of the sun (the fifth fire).