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Mundum neriyatum (Malayalam: മുണ്ട് നേരിയത്; settu-mundu or mundu-set) is the traditional clothing of women in Kerala, a state in southwestern India. It is the oldest remnant of the ancient form of the sari which covered only the lower part of the body.
A variant called a mundum neriyatum is used more often by women. The mundum neriyatum is a set of two mundus, both having matching kara. The set contains a lower garment similar to those worn by men. The upper mundu, worn with a blouse, is wrapped once around the waist and upper body and left hanging from the left shoulder, resembling a sari ...
Kerala sari is regarded as the cultural costume of women of the Malayali community. [2] The grace and appeal of the golden borders contrasting with the otherwise plain white mundum neryathum of Keralite women has come to symbolize Malayali women. The sari is a hot favorite during the time of Onam, not just in Kerala but in other parts of India ...
Chattayum Mundum is a traditional attire used by the Syrian Christian women of Kerala. [1] It is a seamless white garment, consisting of a white blouse covering the whole upper part of the body ( "Chatta" ) and a long white garment called " Mundu " which is wrapped around the waist which reaches to the ankles.
Malayalee lady wearing mundum neriyathum. Painted by Raja Ravi Varma, c. 1900. Mundum Neriyathum is the oldest remnant of the ancient form of the saree which covered only the lower part of the body. It is the traditional dress of women in Kerala, a state in the southwestern part of India.
In Pakistan, upper and middle-class women in towns wear burqas over their normal clothes in public. [17] [18] The burqa is the most visible dress in Pakistan. It is a garment worn over the ordinary clothes and is made of white cotton. Many upper-class women wear a two-piece burqa which is usually black in colour but sometimes navy blue or dark red.
[17] [21] [22] The shalwar-kameez is widely-worn by men and women in Pakistan, [23] [24] and is the country's national dress. [25] It is also widely worn by men and women in Afghanistan, [26] and some men in the Punjab region of India, from which it has been adopted by women throughout India, [27] and more generally in South Asia. [28]
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