The dupattā, also called chunni, chunari, chundari, rao/rawo, gandhi, pothi and odhni is a long shawl-like scarf traditionally worn by women in the Indian subcontinent to cover the head and shoulders. The dupatta is currently used most commonly as part of the women's shalwar kameez outfit, and worn over the kurta and the gharara.
Women wearing dupatta with Ghagra choli
Dancing woman wearing dupatta, detail from Kalpa Sutra manuscript, c.1300s.
woman wearing a Dupatta to cover herself from pollution and sunlight
The dupatta's use as protection against dust or the sun
Shalwar kameez is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, and Central Asia.
Schoolgirls in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in shalwars with cuffed hems, and kameez with collars.
Boys in Badakshan, Afghanistan, wearing kameez tunics, showing side seams left open below the waist.
Women in the kitchen at Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, India, displaying the wide-ranging colors and designs of shalwar-kameez
Priyanka Chopra modeling an Anarkali suit