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2. Kasavu - Wikipedia

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   Kasavu is a technique used in handlooms of Kerala, with very fine threads of gold or silver used in weave to make border lines and designs on silk and cotton fabrics. This technique later spread to most of India and the Kasav technique was developed for many other fabrics across India.

3. Embroidery of India - Wikipedia

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   The Banjaras of Madhya Pradesh who are found in the districts of Malwa and Nimar have their own style of embroidery where designs are created according to the weave of the cloth, and the textured effect is achieved by varying colours and stitches of the geometric patterns and designs. Motifs are generally highlighted by cross-stitch.

4. Lehenga-style sari - Wikipedia

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   A lehenga-style sari is normally 4.5 metres (5 yards) to 5.5 metres (6 yards) long. To wear one, unlike a sari, one does not have to form pleats but may simply tuck and drape. Like that of a traditional sari, the lehenga-style sari is worn over a petticoat (inskirt; pavadai or langa in the south, and shaya in eastern India, Lehenga in western ...

5. Clothing in India - Wikipedia

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   The top portion of the three-piece dress, called the Sador (Assamese: চাদৰ), is a long length of cloth that has one end tucked into the upper portion of the Mekhela and the rest draped over and around the rest of the body. The Sador is tucked in triangular folds. A fitted blouse is worn to cover the breasts.

6. Ghagra choli - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] It is a combination of the ‘’ghagra or lehenga (long skirt) and the choli (blouse). In contemporary and modern usage lehenga choli is the widely used term by fashion designers, trend setters, and boutiques in India, since ghagra is synonymous with the half-slip (petticoat) worn as an undergarment below the sari .

7. Banarasi sari - Wikipedia

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   The saris are made of finely woven silk and are decorated with intricate designs, and, because of these engravings, are relatively heavy. A man making a handcrafted Banarasi Silk sari Their special characteristics include intricate intertwining floral and foliate motifs, kalga and bel , a string of upright leaves called jhallar at the outer ...