Women from Jaipur ( India ) in Lehenga-choli and Dupatta.
Dupatta ( Hindi दुपट्टा , V.-Panj. ਦੁਪੱਟਾ / ਚੁੰਨੀ, دوپٹا , Urdu دوپٹا ) (other names are cadar-orni / ornament ( Beng. ওড়না ), chunri , chunni and paecheri ) is a long, universal scarf that many women in South Asia wear it, picking it up under their clothes. Dupatta is most often worn with salvar-kamiz and kurt , but can also be worn over choli or gharara . Dupatta in a South Asian female costume has long been considered a symbol of modesty. [one]
Notes
- ↑ Mark Magnier. For Pakistani women, dupattas are more than a fashion statement . Los Angeles Times (February 23, 2010).