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However, the modern style of suthan worn in Jammu is a remnant of the tight suthan which was once popular throughout the Punjab region. It is very loose at the top but is very tight from the knees to the ankles. [6] [7] [8] However, the style is now more popular in Jammu [9] and Himachal Pradesh [10] as the tight suthan is useful in the hills. [11]
The kurta with its side slits in the Punjabi kurta can be traced to the 11th century C.E. [16] The straight-cut traditional kurta is known as a panjabi in Bangladesh , West Bengal and Assam . [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The traditional Punjabi kurta of the Punjab region is wide and falls to the knees [ 19 ] and is cut straight.
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.
Punjabi men wear the straight cut Punjabi shalwar kameez, kurta, or shalwar. Dhoti, lungi, or tehmat are often worn in rural areas. [10] [11] [12] Other Punjabi shalwar styles include the Pothohari shalwar, [13] Multani shalwar, Dhoti shalwar, and the Bahawalpuri shalwar which is very wide and baggy [14] with many folds.
A Muslim girl in India wearing pajamas and kurti (lithograph from Emily Eden's Portraits of the Princes and People of India, 1844) Two-piece men's pajamas. Pajamas (or pyjamas in Commonwealth English, (/ p ə ˈ dʒ ɑː m ə z, p ɪ-,-ˈ dʒ æ-/ pə-JAH-məz, pih-, - JAM-əz)) are several related types of clothing worn as nightwear or while lounging.
Traditional Punjabi kurta of the Punjab region is wide and falls to the knees [48] and is cut straight. [49] The modern version of the regional kurta is the Muktsari kurta which originates from Muktsar in Punjab. This modern Punjabi kurta is famous for its slim-fitting cuts and smart fit designs. It is very popular among young politicians. [50]
Modeled after the flowing gowns worn by British noblewomen, [1] the complete outfit consists of three basic parts – the kurta or a long shirt, the dupatta or the long stole (an essential piece in traditional Indian wear covering the head and chest), and the third and most important, the farshi pajama, which is a flowing two-legged skirt held ...
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]