dupatta
ദുപ്പട്ട
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And for that ethnic look, salwar kameez dress materials with unique dupattas and readymade tops from Mangalagiri, Chirala and Nalgonda weavers make a luring buy.
a length of material worn as a scarf or head covering, typically with a salwar, by women from South Asia.
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My white salwar kameez billowing around me, the 'dupatta' somehow entangled in my hair.
I stand halfway behind her, arms behind my back, while Evie adjusts her 'dupatta' and folds her arms neatly across her chest.
The girl runs in the park, her 'dupatta' falling off her shoulder, her hair bouncing, before she collapses like a million pearls on her beau's shoulder!
Some weeks back she was walking down a station in Denmark wearing a salwar-kameez, with a 'dupatta' , because it was Eid.
Apparently her 'dupatta' , a traditional scarf, caught fire while she was cooking dinner for her husband and children.
As we talk, his wife Geeta, her head wrapped in her 'dupatta' , sits inside kneading the dough for dinner.
Often, female dancers cover the head with a 'dupatta' , a fold of cloth.
Men can wear embroidered churidaar kurta sets, tissue, crochet sherwani with a 'dupatta' or a jacket sherwani for the wedding.
A mix of Indo-western, the collection consists of salwar kameez, saree, lehangas, ghagra-choli, short kurtas, long 'dupattas' , churidars and kurtis.
For convenience and ease of use, most modern women opt for churidars and salwars, with matching 'dupattas' to give them the stylish look.
Craftspersons in the region now turn out an impressive range of merchandise, which includes salwar kameez, shawls, 'dupattas' , patchwork quilts, stuffed toys, purses and stylish footwear.
Roohul's life revolved around creating beautiful embroidery designs on kurtas, 'dupattas' , saris and shawls.
The long kurtas and salwars, short kurtas and parallels with matching 'dupattas' in chiffon and georgette, and shimmering sequin work played up the contrasting combination, at times striking and some times subtle.
And for that ethnic look, salwar kameez dress materials with unique 'dupattas' and readymade tops from Mangalagiri, Chirala and Nalgonda weavers make a luring buy.
The male models presented themselves in well-designed pyjamas and kurtas with their 'dupattas' wound over their neck.
Sarees, 'dupattas' and dress material exhibited here are made of silk, cotton, tissue and tussar.
Indian women now also use the style to decorate saris and 'dupattas' .
She is also very much into scented candles being lit from every nook and corner of the bath and bedroom and scattering the place with bowls of potpourri and draping chairs with swathes of silk saris, or 'dupattas' .
But in case you're not too much into pots, we suggest you check out traditional saris, kurtas and 'dupattas' woven in Maheshwari fabric - a material earlier woven exclusively for the Holkar royal family of Indore.
Besides coordinated fabrics, 'dupattas' , saris, blouse pieces, kurtas and shirts in pure handloom cotton, mixed-and-matched salwar-kurta sets will also be up for grabs.
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