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Phulkari Dupatta, created for Kanya Aagman (Arrival of the Bride) at a traditional Punjabi wedding in the US. The craft of phulkari has undergone changes over the centuries. According to Pal (1960), the traditional method of embroidering a phulkari and its widespread use in Punjab, India , declined by the 1950s. [ 8 ]
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 combination garment is sometimes called salwar kurta, salwar suit, or Punjabi suit. [33] [34] The shalwar-kameez is a widely-worn, [35] [36] and national dress, [37] of Pakistan. When women wear the shalwar-kameez in some regions, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck. [38]
The Pothohari salwar retains the wideness of the Punjabi suthan. The kameez is also wide. The chunni is a remnant of the large chadar popular in West Punjab known as salari [22] and the large Phulkari worn in various areas of the Punjab region. However, the Pothohari salwar suit did not attain universal acceptance.
A dupatta is traditionally worn over the left shoulder in India, and tucked in to a skirt on the opposite side. However, the dupatta can be free hanging over the shoulder, or, across the neck and behind both shoulders. A modern variation is to allow the length of the dupatta to drape elegantly around the waist and through the arms at the front.
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Punjabi kurta and tehmat Milk vendor with typical traditional brass containers, Gagar, used in Majha Region of Punjab wearing traditional clothes. The tamba, which is also called tehmat [1] [2] is the Punjabi version of the lungi which has folds at the front and is the traditional dress for Punjabi men.