As the saree began to take shape, Riya couldn't help but think of the many festivals and celebrations where she had seen her mother and aunts wear such stunning garments. There was Diwali, the festival of lights, where the women in her family would don their finest sarees and adorn the house with diyas and flowers. And Holi, the festival of colors, where they would playfully splash colored powders and waters on each other, laughing and dancing in the streets.