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Punjabi kurta and tehmat Milk vendor with typical traditional brass containers, Gagar, used in Majha Region of Punjab wearing traditional clothes. The tamba, which is also called tehmat [1] [2] is the Punjabi version of the lungi which has folds at the front and is the traditional dress for Punjabi men.
The jama was worn by men in the Punjab region during the Mughal period. The phrase "jora jama" refers to the clothes given by the maternal uncle to the groom, [100] which points to the jama being part of Punjabi clothing (although grooms do not wear the jama now). A local style of shawl called the jamawar which was striped was used as a gown.
The upper garments include the Punjabi kameez and the chola of the Punjab region. [19] The local style of the Punjabi kurta is the Multani kurta which is crocheted using designs of Multan. [20] Local Ajrak prints are also used as are prints known as chit Multani [21] or Multani chint. [22] Multan is also known for its tie-dyeing material. [23]
The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago is a nonprofit organization located in Palatine, Illinois which seeks to encourage Punjabi culture in the Chicago area and the Midwestern United States. The Punjabi Cultural Society (PCS) was incorporated in response to disagreements with the older Punjabi Heritage Organization .
Punjabi traditional dress in India. A Punjabi suit that features two items - a qameez (top), salwar (bottom) is the traditional attire of the Punjabi people. [30] [31] [32] Shalwars are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist but which narrow to a cuffed bottom.
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The Punjabi ghagra (Punjabi: ਘੱਗਰਾ) is a four-piece outfit [1] known as tewar or 'ti-or' which was traditionally worn by Punjabi women throughout the Punjab region with the outfit comprising a head scarf (), kurta or kurti, [2] ghagra (long skirt) and either a suthan (baggy trousers with a tight band around the ankles) or the Punjabi salwar (trousers). [3]
The Chicago metropolitan area has a large Indian American population. As of 2023, there were 255,523 Indian Americans (alone or in combination) living in the Chicago area, accounting for more than 2.5% of the total population, making them the largest Asian subgroup in the metropolitan region [1] [2] and the second-largest Indian American population among US metropolitan areas, after the ...