"Attire of Mangalorean Catholics Attire of Mangalorean Catholics refers to the traditional clothing of the Mangalorean Catholics from the Mangalore Diocese (erstwhile South Canara district) on the southwestern coast of India. Mangalorean Catholic men used to wear long loose frilled white or black coats known as ""kutav"" (similar to the Maratha loose coats) with buttons, over a loose shirt (""zibbo""), while the dhoti (""pudvem""), a piece of unstitched cloth, usually around 7 yards long, that was wrapped around the waist and the legs, and knotted at the waist. The turbans were usually flattened like the Coorgi turbans (""Mundaas"" or ""Urmal"")."
"tuck"", the ""waistband trick"", the ""uptuck"" or ""the tuck"", the """"6 to midnight"""", or the ""boner tuck"". Waistband A waistband is a strip of material that is either elastic or some other confining fabric that encircles the waist. Historically, in northern India, waistbands served various purposes including fastening miscellaneous items to oneself, such as knives. In ancient history in the southern Levant, the waistband could serve as a status symbol when people would adorn themselves with ornaments attached to their waistbands. In the early 19th century, members of some Taoist branches had their waistbands colored as a distinguisher and in"
"Kaupinam Kaupinam (Devanagari: कौपिनम), kaupina (Devanagari: कौपिन) or langot (Devanagari: लंगोट) is an undergarment worn by Indian men as a loincloth or underclothing, usually by pehalwan exercising or sparring in dangal at traditional wrestling akharas. It is made up of rectangular strip of cotton cloth that is used to cover the genitals with the help of the strings connected to the four ends of the cloth for binding it around the waist of the wearer. It is used by wrestlers in the game of ""kushti"" or traditional Indian wrestling in the ""akharada"" (wrestling ring) and during practice sessions and training."
"Puttee A puttee, also spelled ""puttie"", is the name, adapted from the Hindi ""paṭṭī"", bandage (Skt. ""paṭṭa"", strip of cloth), for a covering for the lower part of the leg from the ankle to the knee, alternatively known as: legwraps, leg bindings, winingas, or wickelbander. They consist of a long narrow piece of cloth wound tightly, and spirally round the leg, and serving to provide both support and protection. They were worn by both mounted and dismounted soldiers, generally taking the place of the leather or cloth gaiter. Worn since antiquity, the puttee was adopted as part of the service"
"Ghoonghat A ghoonghat (""ghunghat"", ""ghunghta"", ""ghumta"", ""odhni"", ""laaj"", ""chunari"", ""jhund"") is a veil or headscarf worn by some married Hindu, Jain and Sikh women to cover their head, and often their face. Generally ""aanchal"" or ""pallu"", the loose end of a sari is pulled over the head and face to act as a ghunghat. A ""dupatta"" (long scarf) is also commonly used as a ghungat. Today, facial veiling by Hindu women as part of everyday attire is now mostly limited to the Hindi-speaking areas of India Facial veiling is not sanctioned in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism but some sections"
"Aranjanam Aranjanam or Araijan Kayiru (Malayalam: അരഞ്ഞാണം Tamil:அரைஞான் கயிறு) is a girdle-like ornament tied around the waist of infants and children. Also called 'Araijan Kodi'. It is made of gold, silver or thick thread. The primary purpose is to measure the healthy growth of an infant by the increase of the waistline. Aranjanam can also fasten the cloth on the waist, similar to women using it to secure the folds of a sari. It is possible that some parents also believe that it will safeguard against evil spirits. Although in India, most women and many men continue to wear them"
"Kerchief A kerchief (from the French ""couvre-chef"", ""head cover""), also known as a bandana or bandanna, is a triangular or square piece of cloth tied around the head or neck for protective or decorative purposes. The popularity of ""head kerchiefs"" may vary by culture or religion, and may vary among Orthodox Jewish and Christian, Catholic, Amish, and Muslim people. The ""neck""erchief and ""hand""kerchief are related items. A bandana or bandanna (from Sanskrit बन्धन or bandhana, ""a bond"") is a type of large, usually colourful kerchief, originating from the Indian subcontinent, often worn on the head or around the neck of"
"Loincloth A loincloth is a one-piece garment, sometimes kept in place by a belt. It covers the genitals and, at least partially, the buttocks. Loincloths are being worn, and have been worn, in societies where no other clothing is needed or wanted. Loincloths are commonly used as an undergarment or swimsuit, by wrestlers and by farmers in paddy fields in both Sri Lanka and India, where it is called ""Amudaya"" in Sinhala and kaupinam or Kov(m)anam or langot. The loincloth, or breechcloth, is a basic form of dress, often worn as the only garment. Men have worn a loincloth as"
"long distances over a period of months from one sacred location to another, across India, in their spiritual pursuits. The Nath monks wear loin cloths and ""dhotis"", little else. Typically they also cover themselves with ashes, tie up their hair in dreadlocks, and when they stop walking, they keep a sacred fire called dhuni. These ritual dressing, covering body with ash, and the body art are, however, uncommon with the householders. Both the Nath monks and householders wear a woolen thread around their necks with a small horn, rudraksha bead and a ring attached to the thread. This is called"
"Cummerbund A cummerbund () is a broad waist sash, usually pleated, which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets (or ""tuxedos""). The cummerbund is a Persian-origin garment that was used by ancient people in Persia (Cummer = cammar which means waist and band means belt, but that word as well as some other Persian words were used in India) which was first adopted by British military officers in colonial India when they were exposed to Indian men wearing it. It was adopted as an alternative to a waistcoat, and later spread to civilian use. The modern use of the cummerbund"
"tying the ""fundoshi"". Loincloth A loincloth is a one-piece garment, sometimes kept in place by a belt. It covers the genitals and, at least partially, the buttocks. Loincloths are being worn, and have been worn, in societies where no other clothing is needed or wanted. Loincloths are commonly used as an undergarment or swimsuit, by wrestlers and by farmers in paddy fields in both Sri Lanka and India, where it is called ""Amudaya"" in Sinhala and kaupinam or Kov(m)anam or langot. The loincloth, or breechcloth, is a basic form of dress, often worn as the only garment. Men have worn"
"Lehenga Lehenga or lehnga or langa (Hindi: लहंगा Urdu: لہنگا ""lahangā"", Punjabi: ਲਹਿੰਗਾ ""lēhēṅgā"", Gujarati: લેહગા ""lēhagā"", Bengali: লেহেঙ্গা ""lehengā"", Telugu: లంగా Kannada: ಲಂಗ ""laṅgā""), Ghagra or gagra (Hindi: घाघरा Gujarati: ઘાઘરા Urdu: گھاگھرا ""ghāghrā"", Punjabi: ਘਾਗਰਾ ""ghāgrā""), also Chaniya (Gujarati: ચણિયા) Pavadai (Tamil: பாவாடை) and Lacha (Malayalam: ലഹങ്ക) is a form of full ankle-length skirt worn by women from the Indian subcontinent which is long, embroidered and pleated. It is worn as the bottom portion of a Gagra choli or Langa Voni. It is secured at the waist and leaves the lower back and midriff bare. In the Indian"
"Belly chain A belly chain or waist chain are the popular English terms for the Kamarband/Udiyanam, which is a type of body jewelry worn around the waist. Some belly chains attach to a navel piercing; these are also called ""pierced belly chains"". They are often made of silver or gold. Sometimes a thread is used around the waist instead of a chain. A belly chain is a common adornment for belly dancers. Use of waist chains can be traced back to 4000 years or more originating in India, as is the case with most jewelry, which are now becoming popular"
"Waistband A waistband is a strip of material that is either elastic or some other confining fabric that encircles the waist. Historically, in northern India, waistbands served various purposes including fastening miscellaneous items to oneself, such as knives. In ancient history in the southern Levant, the waistband could serve as a status symbol when people would adorn themselves with ornaments attached to their waistbands. In the early 19th century, members of some Taoist branches had their waistbands colored as a distinguisher and in order to symbolize their membership of the sect. In the western world during the 19th century, the"
"Gharara A gharara (Hindustani: , ग़रारा ) is a traditional Lucknowi outfit, traditionally worn by Muslim women of the Hindi Belt. It consists of a kurti (a short, mid-thigh length tunic), a dupatta (veil), and most importantly, a pair of wide-legged pants, ruched at the knee so they flare out dramatically. The knee area, called the ""gota"" in Urdu, is often elaborately embroidered in zari and zardozi work. Each leg of a traditional gharara is made from over 12 metres of fabric, often silk brocade. Ghararas originated in Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh during the era of the Nawabs. During"
"Pathin Pathin is a wrap-around skirt worn by the women of the Hajong tribe of the Indian subcontinent in Northeast India and Bangladesh. It covers the upper and lower part of the body from the bust till the calf of the leg. Women in the upper class wore a long pathin which would fall down to the floor while women in the lower class wore a shorter pathin whose length reaches to the ankle. The pathin is a horizontally striped, colourful, rectangular piece of cloth with alternate symmetric layers of different colours between red stripes and thick horizontal borders called"
"or muslin and decorated with gemstone, it is fastened at the centre of the waist tied in a looped knot. A cloth was covered in lehnga style around the hips to form a tubular skirt. An embellished long piece of cloth, hanging at the front, wrapped around the waist is pleated into the antariya is called patka. Ladies in the Mauryan Empire often used to wear an embroidered fabric waistband with drum headed knots at the ends. As an upper garment, people’s main garb was uttariya, a long scarf. The difference existed only in the manner of wearing. Sometimes, its"
"to Europeans is as a component of a traditional black tie event. The word ""cummerbund"" is the Anglicized form of ""kamarband"" (Hindustani: कमरबंद; ), the name commonly used in the South and West Asia including India for the article of clothing. It entered English vocabulary in 1616 from India. It is a combination of the Hindustani words () meaning 'waist' and () meaning 'strap' or 'lacing'. The 'waist-band' was a sash accessory worn by Indian men for many occasions. (Before the British colonial presence, Persian was one of the court languages in India, hence the Persian influence). The word ""cummerband"""
"called dhotar in Marathi. In north and central Indian languages like Hindi, and Odia these are called ""Mundu"", In Gujarati it's known as ""Dhotiyu"", while in Telugu they are called ""Pancha"", in Tamil they are called ""veshti"" and in Kannada it is called ""Panche/Lungi"". Over the dhoti, men wear shirts. A ""Lungi"", also known as sarong, is a traditional garment of India. A ""Mundu"" is a lungi, except that it is always white. It is either tucked in, over the waist, up to knee-length or is allowed to lie over and reach up to the ankle. It is usually tucked"
"Anklet An anklet, also called ""ankle chain"", ""ankle bracelet"" or ""ankle string"", is an ornament worn around the ankle. Barefoot anklets and toe rings historically have been worn for centuries by girls and women in India, where it is commonly known as ""pattilu"", ""payal"" and sometimes as ""nupur"". They have also been worn by Egyptian women since predynastic times. In the United States both casual and more formal anklets became fashionable from the 1930s to the late–20th century. While in Western popular culture both younger men and women may wear casual leather anklets, they are popular among barefoot women. Formal"
"Indologist M. Whitney Kelting. If worn on the neck, states Kelting, the Jain tradition names the protective amulet after the Jain deity whose blessing is believed to be tied into the knot. The ritual significance of a protective thread between the sisters and brothers as well as during Jain weddings is similar to those in Hinduism. Kautuka A Kautuka is a red-yellow coloured ritual protection thread, sometimes with knots or amulets, found on the Indian subcontinent. It is sometimes called as ""kalava"", ""mauli"", ""moui"", ""raksasutra"", ""pratisara"" (in North India), ""kaapu"", ""kayiru"" or ""charandu"" (in South India). A ""kautuka"" is a"
"a band of flesh at the waist. The latter was usually worn without underclothes. In India and much of South Asia, these dresses are referred to as ""Housecoats"". Indian women wear these dresses as a convenient apparel at home, particularly around only the family members when they are not expecting company. The author W. Somerset Maugham refers to this dress many times in his novels and short stories about the Pacific. It is also referenced by John Steinbeck in his 1939 novel ""The Grapes of Wrath"". It is also referred to in the lyrics of 1953 musical fantasy film""The 5,000"
"golden waist chain, and fine skirts, resting upon his rainbow waist, beautifully shining."" Belly chains are common among women in India. In some regions waist chains are common among men as well. In the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu every newborn receives a waist chain as a cultural pact. Namboothri men generally wear waist strings even as adults. In some aristocratic families, Namboothiri men wore a flattened triple gold string around the waist. As a Hindu custom newborns get a waist chain (Aranjanam) on the 28th day after their birth. In Kerala and, a state in India, almost all"
"will cause stomach-aches and dysentery. The historical attire of the Nair men was the ""mundu"", a cloth wrapped around the waist and then left to hang down nearly to the ground, rather than tucked in as in other parts of India. The low-hanging fabric was considered as specific to the Nair caste, and at the start of the 20th century it was noted that in more conservative rural areas a non-Nair could be beaten for daring to wear a cloth hanging low to the ground. Wealthy Nairs might use silk for this purpose, and they also would cover their upper"
"Khalat A khalat ( / ALA-LC: ""xalat"") is a loose, long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles. Historically, richly adorned khalats have been used as honorific awards, similarly to mantle. The word khalat/khilat was also used to denote the ceremony of awarding the honorific robe. Such social aspects of clothing have been known in many societies. By the 19th century in British India the word ""khillat"" had come to mean any gift of money or goods awarded by the Government of India"
"shapes. Trail lehenga using extra fabric making a trail at behind. Lehenga Lehenga or lehnga or langa (Hindi: लहंगा Urdu: لہنگا ""lahangā"", Punjabi: ਲਹਿੰਗਾ ""lēhēṅgā"", Gujarati: લેહગા ""lēhagā"", Bengali: লেহেঙ্গা ""lehengā"", Telugu: లంగా Kannada: ಲಂಗ ""laṅgā""), Ghagra or gagra (Hindi: घाघरा Gujarati: ઘાઘરા Urdu: گھاگھرا ""ghāghrā"", Punjabi: ਘਾਗਰਾ ""ghāgrā""), also Chaniya (Gujarati: ચણિયા) Pavadai (Tamil: பாவாடை) and Lacha (Malayalam: ലഹങ്ക) is a form of full ankle-length skirt worn by women from the Indian subcontinent which is long, embroidered and pleated. It is worn as the bottom portion of a Gagra choli or Langa Voni. It is secured at the waist"
"silk) passed between the thighs and secured to cover the genitals. A breechcloth, or breechclout, is a form of loincloth consisting in a strip of material – usually a narrow rectangle – passed between the thighs and held up in front and behind by a belt or string. Often, the flaps hang down in front and back. Unsewn Kaupinam and its later-era sewn variation langot are traditional clothes in India, worn as underwear in dangal held in akharas especially wrestling, to prevent hernias and hydrocele. Kacchera is mandatory for Sikhs to wear. In most Native American tribes, men used to"
"The predominant style observed in the ancient texts and art work is the wrapping of the excess of the ""Dhoti"" from right waist over the left shoulder, in the Vedic Upanayana style. The breasts were covered with a stitched, tight fitting bodice named ""Kurpasaka"" (Sanskrit: कूर्पासक) or ""Stanamsuka"" (Sanskrit: स्तनांशुक), but this was not common in extreme south India or in eastern states such as Orissa and Bengal. Regional variations were great, to suit local weather and traditions, in terms of the length, number of pleats, placement of pleats, style of bodice used for bosom, and the dimension or wrapping"
"a regional ceremonial occasion head dress is mentioned, as is Dupatta in colder, drier northern parts of Indian subcontinent. Regardless of economic status, the costume of ancient Hindu women was formed of two separate sheets of cloth, one wrapping the lower part of the body, below the waist, and another larger wrap around piece called Dhoti (modern day Saree) in texts. Some ""Murti"" and relief carvings suggest that pleats were used, probably to ease movement, but the pleats were tucked to reveal the contour of the body. However, where the pleats were tucked, front or side or back varied regionally."
"Choli A choli (Hindi: चोली, , , Nepali: चोलो ""cholo"") (known in South India as ""ravike"" (Kannada: ರವಿಕೆ, Telugu: రవికె, Tamil: ரவிக்கை)) is a midriff-baring blouse or upper garment commonly worn with a sari in the Indian subcontinent. The choli is also part of the ghagra choli costume in the Indian subcontinent. The choli evolved from the ancient ""stanapatta"", also known as ""kurpsika"" or ""kanchuki"", which was one of the forms of three-piece attire worn by women during the ancient period. This consisted of the ""antriya"" lower garment; the ""uttariya"" veil worn over shoulder or head; and the ""stanapatta,"" a"
"Belted plaid The belted plaid (or a plaid worn belted) is a large blanket-like piece of fabric which is wrapped around the body with the material pleated or, more accurately, loosely gathered and secured at the waist by means of a belt. Typically, a portion of the belted plaid hangs down to about the knees (for men) or ankles (for women) with the rest of the material being wrapped up around the upper body in a variety of ways and pinned or otherwise secured to keep it in place. The belted plaid was a standard item of men's Highland dress"
"Mangala sutra A mangala sutra () is a necklace that the groom ties around the bride's neck in Indian and sub-Indian countries, in a ceremony called ""Mangalya Dharanam"" (), which identifies her as a married woman. This is a social practice widespread in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. This practice is also an integral part of a marriage ceremony as prescribed by Manusmriti. Mangala sutram literally means ""an auspicious thread"" which is knotted around the bride's neck. It is usually a necklace with black beads strung from a black or yellow thread prepared with turmeric. Sometimes gold, white or red"
"and making it still more beautiful."" Choli A choli (Hindi: चोली, , , Nepali: चोलो ""cholo"") (known in South India as ""ravike"" (Kannada: ರವಿಕೆ, Telugu: రవికె, Tamil: ரவிக்கை)) is a midriff-baring blouse or upper garment commonly worn with a sari in the Indian subcontinent. The choli is also part of the ghagra choli costume in the Indian subcontinent. The choli evolved from the ancient ""stanapatta"", also known as ""kurpsika"" or ""kanchuki"", which was one of the forms of three-piece attire worn by women during the ancient period. This consisted of the ""antriya"" lower garment; the ""uttariya"" veil worn over shoulder"