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Ghagra choli (also known as lehenga choli and chaniya choli) is a type of ethnic clothing for women from India, notably in the Indian states of Rajasthan, [1] [2] Gujarat, [3] Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir. In Punjab, the lehenga is traditionally worn with a kurti.
In states like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, women usually wear ghaghra and a full sleeved blouse or kurta salwar adorning a coat and an orni (headscarf). The men usually wear kurta and pants or shirt) coat with a Himachali cap. In the states of Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, traditional dress is Kameez Shalwar.
Men's Clothing: Jaunsari men wear a woolen pyjama known as Jhangel (झंगेल) and on top of that they wear a woollen robe known as Chora (चोड़ा), both made up of sheep wool. The Chora's texture is that of a karate uniform, it can be kept loose, or it can be tucked in both of the sides and can be bound at the waist with a ...
It is the traditional dress of women in Kerala, a state in the southwestern part of India. [34] [35] The basic traditional piece is the mundu or lower garment which is the ancient form of the saree denoted in Malayalam as 'Thuni' (meaning cloth), while the neriyathu forms the upper garment the mundu. [34] [35] Mekhela Sador
The Tharu people comprise several groups who speak different dialects and differ in traditional dress, customs, rituals and social organization. [47] They consider themselves as a people of the forest. In Chitwan, they have lived in the forests for hundreds of years practising a short fallow shifting cultivation.
Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,483 km 2 (20,650 sq mi), equal to 1.6% of the total area of India. Dehradun serves as the state capital, with Nainital being the judicial capital. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts. The forest cover in the state is 45.4% of the state's geographical area.
The people of Uttar Pradesh wear a variety of native- and Western-style dress. Traditional styles of dress include colourful draped garments – such as sari for women and dhoti or lungi for men – and tailored clothes such as salwar kameez for women and kurta-pyjama for men. Men also often sport a headgear like topi or pagri.
Civil awards and decorations of Uttarakhand (2 P) F. Festivals in Uttarakhand (9 P) Uttarakhand in fiction (4 C) Films set in Dehradun (1 C, 15 P)