Some estimates date the original garment — much of which has been repaired and reinforced with other textiles over the centuries — back to the second or even the first century C.E.
लेकिन, कुछ लोग विश्‍वास करते हैं कि यह वस्त्र दुर्लभ ही नहीं बल्कि पवित्र भी है — इसीलिए इसका नाम पवित्र चोग़ा रखा गया ।