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/></a><figcaption>On display, a hand-woven mekhela chador in <a href="/wiki/Assam_silk#Pat_silk" title="Assam silk">pat silk</a> depicting an exquisite pattern of wildlife in <a href="/wiki/Kaziranga_National_Park" title="Kaziranga National Park">Kaziranga</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Mekhela Sador</b> is a traditional attire worn by women from <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mekhela Sador is two-piece attire, the Mekhela (a cylindrical skirt) and the Sador (a drape), and is generally made from silk (<a href="/wiki/Assam_silk" title="Assam silk">Assam silk</a>) such as Muga silk, Eri or Pat silk.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is adorned with intricate designs, patterns, and motifs, often inspired by nature, Assamese culture, or mythological themes, the designs are predominantly handwoven by women. Common motifs include floral patterns, geometric shapes, and representations of local wildlife, which celebrate the region's natural beauty.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draping">Draping</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mekhela_Sador&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Draping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bottom portion, draped from the waist downwards, is called the mekhela. It is a wide cylindrical piece cloth that is folded into one or two pleats to fit around the waist and tucked in. The pleats are folded to the right and are typically fewer in number as opposed to the pleats of <a href="/wiki/Saree" class="mw-redirect" title="Saree">Saree</a>, which are generally folded to the left and have multiple pleats. Strings are never used to tie the mekhela around the waist, though an underskirt with a string is often used. </p><p>The top portion of the two-piece dress, called the chador (pronounced: Sador), is a long piece of cloth that has one end tucked into the upper portion of the mekhela above the belly button and the rest is draped around the chest and back. The other end of the chador is tucked in the belly after making a few pleats. A fitted blouse is often worn with Mekhela chador. Traditionally, in the past, another garment called <a href="/wiki/Riha_(garment)" title="Riha (garment)"><b>riha</b></a> was worn as a chador or as an inner piece below the chador. A riha is still worn as part of the Assamese bridal trousseau and sometimes seen people wearing in indigenous traditional events like <a href="/wiki/Bihu" title="Bihu">Bihu</a> and other Assamese festivals. Ornamental designs on the mekhela-chadors are traditionally woven, never printed. Sometimes a woven pattern called the <i>paari</i>, is stitched along the sides of a chador, or along the bottom of a mekhela. The patterns include motifs of animals, birds, human forms, flowers, diamond, and celestial phenomenon. These indigenous patterns are woven by tribal and nontribal Weavers. The motifs are known as <i>phul</i>. The bright-hued diamond motifs representing fine workmanship is a typical and traditional feature of the textiles of Assam. In Pat and Muga silk, delicate designs of flowers and creepers while bold motifs of geometric shapes are typically found in Eri and Cotton.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Material">Material</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mekhela_Sador&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Material"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Traditional mekhela chadors are made from the following materials: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Muga_silk" title="Muga silk">Muga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_silk" title="Pat silk">Pat silk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eri_silk" title="Eri silk">Eri silk</a></li></ul> <p>Some modern low-budget sets are also made with varying blends of <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a> and muga or pat silk with synthetic materials. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Availability">Availability</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mekhela_Sador&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Availability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mekhela chador is available in many stores across <a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a> and other cities of <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>. They are also available through various websites.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The demand for pure pat is very high among customers. Mekhela Chador of Pat and polyester are dominating the market. 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title="Politics of Assam">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Assam" title="Tourism in Assam">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_tea" title="Assam tea">Assam tea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_silk" title="Assam silk">Assam silk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Rifles" title="Assam Rifles">Assam Rifles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Regiment" title="Assam Regiment">Assam Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Assam" title="History of Assam">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kamarupa" title="Kamarupa">Kamarupa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chutia_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Chutia Kingdom">Chutia Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamata_Kingdom" title="Kamata Kingdom">Kamata Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahom_kingdom" title="Ahom kingdom">Ahom kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kachari_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Kachari Kingdom">Kachari Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Assam" title="Colonial Assam">Colonial Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Province" title="Assam Province">Assam Province (1912 – 1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Legislative_Assembly" title="Assam Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly (Since 1937)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Mail" title="Assam Mail">Assam Mail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Accord" title="Assam Accord">Assam Accord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golaghat_Convention" title="Golaghat Convention">Golaghat Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_history_of_Assam" title="Timeline of history of Assam">Assam History Timeline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Public_administration" title="Public administration">Administration</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Assam">Districts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Divisions of Assam">divisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;text-align: left; background-color: #eee;"><a href="/wiki/North_Assam_Division" title="North Assam Division">North Assam</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biswanath_district" title="Biswanath district">Biswanath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrang_district" title="Darrang district">Darrang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonitpur_district" title="Sonitpur district">Sonitpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udalguri_district" title="Udalguri district">Udalguri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;text-align: left; background-color: #eee;"><a href="/wiki/Lower_Assam_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Assam Division">Lower Assam</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baksa_district" title="Baksa district">Baksa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barpeta_district" title="Barpeta district">Barpeta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bongaigaon_district" title="Bongaigaon district">Bongaigaon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chirang_district" title="Chirang district">Chirang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhubri_district" title="Dhubri district">Dhubri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokrajhar_district" title="Kokrajhar district">Kokrajhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamrup_district" title="Kamrup district">Kamrup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamrup_Metropolitan_district" title="Kamrup Metropolitan district">Kamrup Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goalpara_district" title="Goalpara district">Goalpara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalbari_district" title="Nalbari district">Nalbari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Salmara_district" class="mw-redirect" title="South Salmara district">South Salmara Mankachar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;text-align: left; background-color: #eee;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Assam_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Assam Division">Central Assam</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dima_Hasao_district" title="Dima Hasao district">Dima Hasao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hojai_district" title="Hojai district">Hojai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karbi_Anglong_district" title="Karbi Anglong district">Karbi Anglong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Karbi_Anglong_district" title="West Karbi Anglong district">Karbi Anglong (West)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morigaon_district" title="Morigaon district">Morigaon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagaon_district" title="Nagaon district">Nagaon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;text-align: left; background-color: #eee;"><a href="/wiki/Upper_Assam_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Assam Division">Upper Assam</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charaideo_district" title="Charaideo district">Charaideo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dibrugarh_district" title="Dibrugarh district">Dibrugarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhemaji_district" title="Dhemaji district">Dhemaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golaghat_district" title="Golaghat district">Golaghat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorhat_district" title="Jorhat district">Jorhat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakhimpur_district" title="Lakhimpur district">Lakhimpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Majuli_district" title="Majuli district">Majuli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivasagar_district" title="Sivasagar district">Sivasagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tinsukia_district" title="Tinsukia district">Tinsukia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;text-align: left; background-color: #eee;"><a href="/wiki/Barak_Valley" title="Barak Valley">Barak Valley</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cachar_district" title="Cachar district">Cachar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hailakandi_district" title="Hailakandi district">Hailakandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karimganj_district" title="Karimganj district">Karimganj</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Physical_geography_of_Assam" title="Physical geography of Assam">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Assam_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Assam Division">Upper-Assam (East Assam)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Assam">Lower-Assam (West Assam)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barak_Valley" title="Barak Valley"> Barak Valley (South Assam)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_River" title="Brahmaputra River">Brahmaputra River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Majuli" title="Majuli">Majuli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mora_Dhansiri_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Mora Dhansiri River">Mora Dhansiri River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhansiri_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhansiri River">Dhansiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dihing_River" title="Dihing River">Dihing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Diphlu" title="River Diphlu">Diphlu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haflong" title="Haflong">Halflong (<i>The Hill station of Assam</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Culture_of_Assam" title="Category:Culture of Assam">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_alphabet" title="Assamese alphabet">Assamese alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_Jolpan" class="mw-redirect" title="Assamese Jolpan">Jolpan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_crafts_of_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Traditional crafts of Assam">Traditional crafts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihu" title="Bihu">Bihu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_dances_of_Assam" title="Folk dances of Assam">Folk dances of Assam</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bagurumba" title="Bagurumba">Bagurumba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihu_dance" title="Bihu dance">Bihu dance</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekasarana_Dharma" title="Ekasarana Dharma">Ekasarana Dharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borgeet" title="Borgeet">Borgeet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satra_(Ekasarana_Dharma)" title="Satra (Ekasarana Dharma)">Satra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sattriya" title="Sattriya">Sattriya Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xorai" title="Xorai">Saraai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamosa" title="Gamosa">Gamosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textiles_and_dresses_of_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Textiles and dresses of Assam">Textiles and dresses</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Assam_silk" title="Assam silk">Muga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eri_silk" title="Eri silk">Eri</a>)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_crafts_of_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Traditional crafts of Assam">Arts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Assamese_literature" title="Assamese literature">literature</a>,<br /> <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Assam" title="Music of Assam">music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Assamese_cinema" title="Assamese cinema">cinema</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_cinema" title="Assamese cinema">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_literature" title="Assamese literature">Assamese literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_poetry" title="Assamese poetry">Assamese poetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Assamese-language_poets" title="List of Assamese-language poets">List of poets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Assamese_writers_with_their_pen_names" title="List of Assamese writers with their pen names">List of Assamese writers Pen Names</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Assamese_periodicals" title="List of Assamese periodicals">List of Assamese Periodicals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orunodoi" title="Orunodoi">The Arunodoi (Orunodoi - 1846)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemkosh" title="Hemkosh">The Hemkosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Assam_Tribune" title="The Assam Tribune">The Assam Tribune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Sahitya_Sabha" class="mw-redirect" title="Assam Sahitya Sabha">Assam Rhetorical Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buranji" title="Buranji">Buranji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirtan_Ghoxa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirtan Ghoxa">Kirtan Ghoxa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagavat_of_Sankardev" title="Bhagavat of Sankardev">Dasham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naam_Ghosa" title="Naam Ghosa">Naam Ghosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saptakanda_Ramayana" title="Saptakanda Ramayana">Saptakanda Ramayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonaki" title="Jonaki">Jonaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Assam" title="Music of Assam">Music of Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goalpariya_Lokgeet" class="mw-redirect" title="Goalpariya Lokgeet">Goalpariya Lokgeet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokari_geet" title="Tokari geet">Tokari Geet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dihanaam" title="Dihanaam">Dihanaam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiranaam" title="Hiranaam">Hiranaam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhol" title="Dhol">Dhol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gogona" title="Gogona">Gogona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepa_(instrument)" title="Pepa (instrument)">Pepa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_cinema" title="Assamese cinema">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joymoti_(1935_film)" title="Joymoti (1935 film)">Joymati, first Assamese motion picture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guwahati_Theatre_Festival" title="Guwahati Theatre Festival">Guwahati Theatre Festival</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/People_of_Assam" title="People of Assam">People</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Assam" title="History of Assam">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_people" title="Assamese people">Assamese people</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ahom_people" title="Ahom people">Ahom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_Brahmins" class="mw-redirect" title="Assamese Brahmins">Brahmin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalita_(caste)" title="Kalita (caste)">Kalita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajbanshi_people" title="Rajbanshi people">Koch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chutia_people" title="Chutia people">Chutia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tribes_of_Assam" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribes of Assam">Tribes of Assam</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boro_people" title="Boro people">Bodo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deori_people" title="Deori people">Deori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimasa_people" title="Dimasa people">Dimasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karbi_people" title="Karbi 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