Nivi (nëvë, ) was a women's garment. It was a simple piece of cloth draped or worn around the waist, covering the lower part of the body. It was worn with Uttariya veil or the loose end of nivi wrapped over the shoulder.
in Sanskrit means a lower garment worn around a women's waist.
Draping and wrapping were the accustomed forms of ancient Indian clothing.
Vedas describes contemporary clothes according to the use and style of wrapping. Uttariya refers to an upper-body garment, Adivasah as an over garment, and Vasa as a lower body garment. Hence Nivi could be categorized in Vasa, that was a simple rectangular piece of clothing.
The ladies were encircling the nivi around the waist with tucked ends. It was an inner wrap for the lower body for women, leaving the upper part bare, draped with Uttariya veil or the loose end of Nivi. In old couture, it was also called 'nivi bandha.'