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Dutch military personnel wearing sarong, 1949 Three women wearing sarongs in 1905. A sarong or a sarung (Malay pronunciation:, / s ə ˈ r ɒ ŋ /) is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, [1] West Africa, and on many Pacific islands.
Salwar was brought in South Asia after the arrival of Muslims in the 13th century. It was first worn by Mughal nobles. The use of the salwar in the Punjab region has been the result of influences from the Middle East, Central Asian Turks [12] and finally, the Afghans. In Punjab, there is a similar but older dress similar to the salwar known as ...
Shalwar kameez [2] [3] (also salwar kameez [4] and less commonly shalwar qameez) [5] [6] is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, [4] [7] and Central Asia. [8] [9] Shalwars are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist and narrow to a cuffed bottom.
Silk merchants in the 19th century Weaving silk in Khotan, on the 'Southern Silk Road' 2011. Recent archaeological discoveries in Harappa and Chanhudaro suggest that sericulture, employing wild silk threads from native silkworm species, existed in South Asia during the time of the Indus Valley civilisation dating between 2450 BC and 2000 BC.
The dupatta is also worn as part of the shalwar kameez which is worn by women in South Asia, particularly in parts of Northern India and Deccan region. The Punjabi suit is worn in Punjab and Pakistan, it is another three piece outfit made up of trousers, called pyjama or salwar; a top, called a kurta or kameez, and the dupatta.
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A boy in a village of Narail, Bangladesh wearing a lungi with simple twist knot. The lungi is a clothing similar to the sarong that originated in the Indian subcontinent.The lungi, which usually multicoloured, [1] is a men's skirt usually tied around the lower waist below the navel.
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