Mundu
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The mundu is a garment worn around the waist in the Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, the Lakshadweep archipelago, and the Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives. It is closely related to sarongs l
Nasranis or Syrian Christians of Kerala wearing mundu (from an old painting). Photo published in the Cochin Government Royal War Efforts Souvenir in 1938.
Nair woman wearing a mundum neriyatum, painting by Raja Ravi Varma
A man wearing mundu and melmundu
Lungi
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The lungi is a clothing similar to the sarong that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The lungi, which usually multicoloured, is a men's skirt usually tied around the lower waist below the navel.
Mundu
…of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, the Lakshadweep archipelago, and the Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives. It is closely related to sarongs like dhotis and lungis. It is normally woven in cotton and coloured white or cream. The colour is dependent on whether the cotton is bleached or unbleached. A khadaṟ muṇṭŭ…
A boy in a village of Narail, Bangladesh wearing a lungi with simple twist knot
The border of a Bangladeshi lungi, showing the black & white reinforced weave border to minimize fraying
A Boatman in Bangladesh wearing a lungi in Ratargul Swamp Forest, Sylhet
Photo of lungi of Bangladesh. Its conventional measurement is 5 Hath (90") × 2.75 Hath (49.50"). Only one side is shown in the picture.