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The excess length falls into folds and appears like a set of bangles resting on the ankle (hence 'churidar'; 'churi': bangle, 'dar': like). When the wearer is sitting, the extra material is the "ease" that makes it possible to bend the legs and sit comfortably. The word churidar is from Hindi and made its way into English only in the 20th ...
kurta (n): A loose collarless shirt worn by people from South Asia, usually with a salwar, churidars, or pyjama. From Urdu and Persian kurtah. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (online, subscription required) [ 11 ] The first use of kurta in English is attributed to W.G. Lawrence in T. E. Lawrence , Home Letters , 1913, "Me in a dhoti ...
The Churidar is popular all over the sub-continent and was developed in the Punjab region, and is associated with the Punjab. [95] [96] The churidar pajama can be of any colour but traditionally is of sussi (cotton) material, in blue with vertical stripes. [97] The churidar pajama is also known as the (full length) ghuttana. [98]
Men wear shalwar kameez, kurta, Pakistani Waistcoat, achkan and sherwani, churidar, or pajama.Other items of clothing include the jama and the angarkha.Headgear includes turbans, the Jinnah Cap, also called Karakul, Fez, also called Rumi Topi, and Taqiyah (cap).
The churidar pajama, also called churidar suthan, which forms part of the traditional attire of men and women in Punjab [19] is a combination of the tight suthan of the Punjab region and the traditional Dogri loose suthan. Accordingly, the churidar pajama is believed to be derived from the suthan.
Achkan sherwani and churidar (lower body) worn by Arvind Singh Mewar and his kin during a Hindu wedding in Rajasthan, India. Achkan is a small jacket that usually sports exposed buttons throughout the length of the jacket. The length is usually just at the knees and the jacket ends just below the knee.
This is the basis of the churidar pyjama, which in the Punjab region is also known as the (full length) ghuttana [106] which was adopted in Lucknow during the 19th century. Where the churidar suthan is tight up to the knees and wide above, the churidar pajama is tight below the calves and slightly loose above. [107] The waist fits closer than ...
The traditional clothing of Hyderabad, India has both Muslim and South Asian influences. Men wear sherwani and kurta–paijama and women wear khara dupatta and Halfsaree,silksaree.