Choli
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A choli or ravike is a blouse or a bodice-like upper garment, that is usually cut short or cropped leaving the midriff bare worn by women in the Indian Subcontinent. It is also known as ravike in Sout
Woman in choli c. 1872.
Choli from Gujarat at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Traditional choli tied at the back from Braj region of Uttar Pradesh.
Woman in an ancient form of long, front-covering choli, tied at the back.
Kurti top
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A kurti top or simply kurti, is an upper garment worn in the Indian subcontinent that does not leave the midriff bare. It is similar to a waistcoat, jacket, or blouse.
An Oberoi Hotel staff in a dark blue kurti and a light brown sari at New Delhi.
A Punjabi woman in Kurti and suthan visiting the Attar, the pharmacist. 1852
Saraiki kurti
Kurti of Uttar Pradesh