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  2. Lungi - Wikipedia

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    In Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, only men wear this garment. It is also known as kaili or sāram/chāram in South Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, the veshti or dhoti is a traditional wear. People wear veshtis for formal occasions whereas lungis are worn as informal or casual wear by some. Lungis with checked pattern are more ...

  3. Mundu - Wikipedia

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    Labourers prefer to wear lungis while working. Most men in Kerala use lungi as casual wear or as a house dress, as it is quite comfortable to wear. Lungis are generally colourful, and with varying designs. They are not worn during occasions such as weddings or other religious ceremonies. Saffron-coloured lungis (kāvi muṇṭŭ) are also ...

  4. Sindhi Lungee - Wikipedia

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    Sindhi Lungi or Lungee are a hand-woven gold embroidered cloth worn by Sindhi men on ceremonious occasions like weddings, Engagements, Cultural day and events etc. [1] [2] [3] The Sindhi Lungis are traditionally used as a scarf/shawl, turban and as sash/cummerbund.

  5. South Indian culture - Wikipedia

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    All over the peninsular coastal region, men wear coloured lungis and women wear saris in a manner of tying them at the back. Calico , a plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton , was originated at Calicut (Kozhikode), from which the name of the textile came, in South India, now Kerala , during the 11th ...

  6. Clothing in India - Wikipedia

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    Lungis, generally, are of two types: the open lungi and the stitched lungi. The open lungi is a plain sheet of cotton or silk, whereas the stitched one has both of its open ends stitched together to form a tube-like structure. Though mostly worn by men, elderly women also prefer lungi to other garments owing to its good aeration. [48]

  7. Dravidian peoples - Wikipedia

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    Dravidian speakers in southern India wear varied traditional costumes depending on their region, largely influenced by local customs and traditions. The most traditional dress for Dravidian men is the lungi, or the more formal dhoti, called veshti in Tamil, panche in Kannada and Telugu, and mundu in Malayalam. The lungi consists of a colourful ...

  8. Baul - Wikipedia

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    Bangladeshi men wear white lungis and long, white tunics; women wear white saris. They carry jholas, shoulder bags for alms. They do not beget or rear children. They are treated as jyante mara. Women dedicated to the service of ascetics, are known as sevadasis "service slaves".

  9. Kaupinam - Wikipedia

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    Wrestlers and bodyguards also wear a abdominal guard underneath, to protect and support their genitals. The kaupinam is a very ancient form of sportswear and was in use since the early Vedic Period (2000–1500 BC), as is evident from a verse in the Sam Veda of Hindu scriptures. [2] The devotees of the Hindu god Shiva were said to be wearing ...