Traditional clothing of women from Indian Subcontinent
Women in ghagra choli, c. 1872
Ghagra choli (also known as lehenga choli and locally as chaniya choli) is a type of ethnic clothing for women from the Indian Subcontinent, notably in the Indian states of Rajasthan,[1][2] Gujarat,[3] Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, as well as in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. In Punjab, the lehenga is traditionally worn with a kurti.[4][5] It is a combination of the gagra or lehenga (long skirt) and the choli (blouse), however in contemporary and modern usage lehenga choli is the more popular and widely accepted term by fashion designers, trend setters, and boutiques in South Asia, since ghagra is synonymous with the half-slip (petticoat) worn as an undergarment below the sari.
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Ghagracholi (also known as lehenga choli and locally as chaniya choli) is a type of ethnic clothing for women from the Indian Subcontinent, notably in...
worn along with a sari in the Indian subcontinent. The choli is also part of the ghagracholi costume in the Indian subcontinent. In Northern Gujarat...
which case the kurta/kurti would be replaced by a choli. Women were expected to continue to wear the ghagra over the suthan or the salwar until old age or...
the women from Rajasthan, who leave the midriff exposed while wearing ghagracholis. However, these women often cover their heads with a dupatta and even...
following traditional clothing: It is traditional for women to wear ghagracholi and the scarf ensemble which was also popular in the Punjab. It is still...
painting by Raja Ravi Varma. Dancing girl in choli; Gupta Empire. Gupta-period depiction of women in Ghagracholi, 320–550 AD, Uttar Pradesh, India. New trade...
choli (a tight fitting blouse, the same as that worn with a sari). Usually, the garment is woven with cotton or silk. A variant of this is the ghagra...
The lehenga is sometimes worn as the lower portion of a gagra choli or langa voni. Ghagra in Hindi (also ghagro in Konknni), was also used to refer to...
erotic. The midriff is revealed in other traditional female attires like Ghagracholi. Belly chains known as kamarband in India when worn with low-rise saris...
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traditional Indian clothing with regional variations, be it the sari, ghagracholi or dhoti, that remained popular until the early decades of post-independence...
traditional costumes. Original dress code of Sindhi women was Lehenga/GhagraCholi with a long and wide veil, up until the 1840s, women started wearing...
the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and southern Haryana, it is ghagracholi. Pagri is worn in various region styles and is the symbol which shows...
called the Bhagvata face. Manaku-Nainsukh's slender female forms clad in ghagracholi, are replaced by fuller forms wearing peshwaz by the later artists. While...
of her forehead Indian actress Priyanka Chopra wearing a lehenga and ghagracholi, exposing the midriff and navel, which has long been a fashion with Indian...
languages such as Tamil and Telugu. Her most famous film song to date has been "Choli Ke Peeche" sung along with Alka Yagnik for the film Khalnayak starring Madhuri...
shouts of joy. For instance in Andhra Pradesh girl is made to wear a ghagracholi or langa voni in the first part of the ceremony. Arumugam, Balaji; Nagalingam...
clothing, as well as a small influence of Gujarati. The Thari women wear Ghagracholis, a type of Punjabi and Gujarati clothing with the Thari men wearing...
The backless style is also found in the choli, the blouse worn by Indian women along with saris and ghagras. The back is either "partially exposed" with...
Uttariya became dupatta, Antriya changed into the skirt (ghagra), and stanapatta became choli. Sari, of course, is evolved from these articles. Evidence...
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navel. Actress Aishwarya Rai showcased her navel in a brocade choli and dipped ghagra for the hit song "Kajra Re" in the film Bunty Aur Babli (2005)...
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