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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 Punjabi suthan is a direct variation of the svasthana which can either be loose to above the ankles and tight around the ankles, or loose to the knees and tight to the ankles. The suthan is a male and female garment but its use is particularly important in the Punjabi suthan suit whereby it is worn by women with a kurti or kurta.
Men of the Indian Army in Punjabi churidar suthans (1895 Punjab Hills) [5] 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.
The Punjabi suthan is arranged in plaits and uses large amounts of material (traditionally coloured cotton with vertical silk lines, called sussi) [97] of up to 20 yards hanging in many folds. [98] The suthan ends at the ankles with a tight band [99] [100] which distinguishes the suthan from a shalwar. [62] The modern equivalent of the loose ...
The material traditionally used for the Bahawalpuri shalwar and suthan is known as sufi which is a mixture of cotton warp mixed with silk weft and gold threads running down the material. [5] The other name for these types of mixed cloth is shuja khani. [6] The Bahawalpuri shalwar is worn with the Bahawalpur style kameez, the Punjabi kurta or ...
The salwar is a generic description of the lower garment incorporating the Punjabi salwar, Sindhi suthan, Dogri pajama (also called suthan), and the Kashmiri suthan. The salwar kameez has been traditionally worn by the women of the Punjab region and neighbouring areas, including Punjab , Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, where ...
In the plains of the Hazara region, the dress is of the type worn in the Punjab region: [2] the long Punjabi kurta which has side slits is traditionally worn. The kurta is called khilka or perni. [28] However, a knee length version is also worn in the lower area. The khilka/perni is worn with a loose Punjabi suthan which is tight at the ankles.
The pleats of the suthan either gather in circles resembling bangles, or fall vertically to the ankles. As the distinction between the loose Punjabi suthan and the baggy salwar rests on the ankle band, some view the loose Punjabi suthan as another version of the salwar, [89] with the definition of suthan being reserved for the tight Punjabi suthan.