Ghagra choli
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Ghagra choli is a type of skirt and blouse pair of ethnic clothing for women from India, notably in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Sindh,Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab
Women in ghagra choli, c. 1872
Gupta-period depiction of women in ancient form of gagra and long choli, 320 CE–550 CE, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Woman in traditional style of gagra choli worn in the Hindi belt.
Illustration of different regional variations of ghagra choli worn by women in India
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
Ghagra choli
…Nepal in Terai plains. In Punjab, the lehenga is traditionally worn with a kurti. It is a combination of the ghagra or lehenga (long skirt) and the choli (blouse). In contemporary and modern usage lehenga choli is the widely used term by fashion designers, trend setters, and boutiques in India, since…
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.