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There isn’t much thought per se, with regards to how to dress for Onam festivities. It’s hard to find any other silhouette or template, repeated like clockwork year on year, and met with little to no resistance when it comes to aesthetic. This one time, it’s cool to be dressed like everyone else and this extends to not just Kerala and the extended Malayali diaspora, but also everyone the community spreads their arms open to for joining in on the celebrations. But if you’re wondering what makes the ‘white and gold’ saree so enduring, know that the answer lies in its 2,000-year-old legacy.