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wearing position
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wearer identity
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wearing occasion
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place of origin
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time of origin
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image
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upper torso
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women
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Indian Subcontinent
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1st millenium BC
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Choli
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upper torso
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women
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Indian Subcontinent
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before 6th century BC
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- cīra చీర [tel]
- haṛi ꠢꠣꠠꠤ [syl]
- puṭavai புடவை [tam]
- sāḍī સાડી [guj]
- sāḍī साडी [mar,nep]
- śāḍhi ଶାଢୀ [ory]
- sāri സാരി [mal]
- sāṛī साड़ी [hin]
- sāṛī ساڑی [urd]
- śaṛi শাড়ি [ben]
- sīre ಸೀರೆ [kan]
- xari শাৰী [asm]
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upper torso
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women
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Indus Valley
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6th century BC
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Saris
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- dhotar धोतर [mar]
- dhotī ધોતી [guj]
- dhotī ਧੋਤੀ [pnb]
- dhotī धोती [hin]
- suria চুৰিয়া [asm]
- pañce పంచె [tel]
- dhuti ধুতি [asm,ben]
- ଧୋତି [ory]
- ದೋತ್ರ [kan]
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lower torso
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men
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Indian Subcontinent
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Shunga period (185 BC – 73 BC)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dhoti
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- salvār ਸਲਵਾਰ [pan]
- śalvār شلوار [urd]
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lower torso
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Punjab
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11th century
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- jhabhbho ઝભ્ભો [guj]
- kurota কুরতা [ben]
- kurtā कुरता [hin,mar]
- kurtā कुर्ता [nep]
- kuṛtā ਕੁੜਤਾ [pan]
- kurtā కుర్తా [tel]
- kurtā کرتا [urd]
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upper torso
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Central Asia
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late 12th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kurtas
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upper torso
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Kashmir
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15th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pheran
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upper torso
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Bhutan
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17th century
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- arxalıq [aze]
- arxaluġ արխալուղ [hye]
- arxalúk архалук [rus]
- axaluxi ახალუხი [kat]
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upper torso
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Caucasus, Iran
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head or neck
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Indian Subcontinent
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bandanas
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- baṭṭūla بطوله [arb]
- bétuleبتوله [pes]
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head
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women
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Battula
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shoulder
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men
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- cādar چادر [pan,urd]
- čādarí چادري [pus]
- çador [aze]
- čādur چادر [pes]
- čodar чодар [tgk]
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head
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women
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Mesopotamia
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chador
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- cunnī ਦੁਪੱਟਾ [pan]
- cunnī دوپٹا [pnb]
- dupaṭṭa دوپٹہ [urd]
- dupaṭṭā दुपट्टा [hin]
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head or neck or shoulder
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women
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Indus Valley
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dupatta
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- ḍhākā ṭopī ढाका टोपी [nep]
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head
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men
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celebrations
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Nepal
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dhaka_topi
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lower torso
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women
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Bhutan
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- gamchā गमछा [hin]
- gamucha গামুছা [ben]
- gamüsa গামোছা [asm]
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head or neck or shoulder
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men
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Indian Subcontinent
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gamchha
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- lahaṅgā लहँगा [hin]
- lahaṅgā لہنگا [urd]
- lahiṅgā ਲਹਿੰਗਾ [pan]
- laṅgā లంగా [tel]
- লেহেংগা [asm]
- লেহেঙ্গা [ben]
- ಲಂಗ [kan]
- ലഹങ്ക [mal]
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lower torso
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women
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Indian Subcontinent
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lehenga
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- kaili കൈലി [mal]
- loṅgi ꠟꠋꠉꠤ [syl]
- luṅi লুঙী [asm]
- luṅgi লুঙ্গি [ben]
- luṅgī લુંગી [guj]
- luṅgī लुंगी [hin]
- luṅgi ଲୁଙ୍ଗି [ory]
- luṅgī ਲੁੰਗੀ [pnb]
- luṅgī లుంగీ [tel]
- lungī لنگی [urd]
- luṅki லுங்கி [tam]
- ಲುಂಗಿ [kan]
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lower torso
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men
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Indian Subcontinent
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lungi
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- paṭiālā salvār ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਸਲਵਾਰ [pan]
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lower torso
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women
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Patiala
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- śervānī शेरवानी [hin]
- śervānī شیروانی [urd]
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upper torso
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originally nobels
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early 19th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sherwani
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upper torso
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women
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Bhutan
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lower torso
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women
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Kerala
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mundum_Neriyathum
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upper torso
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men
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Nepal
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Daura-Suruwal
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