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Bengali traditional dress encompasses the clothing traditions of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.The attire has been influenced by centuries of cultural evolution, religious practices, and geographical conditions.
Dhaniakhali saree (Bengali: ধনিয়াখালি শাড়ি) is a cotton saree made in Dhaniakhali, West Bengal, India. [1] It is a saree with 100 by 100 cotton thread count, borders between 1.5 and 2 inches and six metre long drape.
Baul singers at Shantiniketan. The culture of West Bengal is an Indian culture which has its roots in Bengali literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. Different geographic regions of West Bengal have subtle as well as more pronounced variations between each other, with Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and Duars showing particularly different socio-cultural aspects.
English: Saree is a traditional attire of Bengal. The Aat Puroure draping style is unique to Bengal. This draping style is an integral part of the traditional style of Bengalis. The look is completed with gold jewellery, a khopa(bun), kajal,(kohl for the eyes) and matching shade of lipstick.
West Bengal State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Limited applied for Geographical indication or GI tag for West Bengal's Tangail saree in 2020. On 2 January 2024, Geographical indication or GI tag under the title "Tangail Saree of Bengal" or Banglar Tangail Sari was issued from the office in Chennai, India. According to the certificate ...
Along with ordinary Bengali women of Bangladesh and West Bengal, many prominent Bengali female personalities also prefer to wear tant sari as their regular outfit. Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina , speaker of Bangladesh parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury , West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee are notable among them.
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Wooden protima or idol is seen in Indian Museum. The art-making wooden dolls have been an age-old practice in West Bengal and Natungram is one of them. Natungram, a village of West Bengal makes wooden dolls like Gouranga, Krishna, Bor-Bou, Gour-Nitai, owl etc. [38] Gomira masks of North and South Dinajpur in West Bengal are also made of wood ...