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href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF" title="ধুতি – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ধুতি" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF" title="ধুতি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ধুতি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%A7%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%A4%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%AF%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%82" title="ધોતીયું – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="ધોતીયું" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%B0%D5%B8%D5%BF%D5%AB" title="Դհոտի – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դհոտի" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80" title="धोती – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="धोती" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%98%D7%99" title="דוטי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דוטי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0" title="ದೋತ್ರ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ದೋತ್ರ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%B0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="დჰოტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დჰოტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DA%BE%D9%88%D9%97%D8%AA%D8%A0" title="دھوٗتؠ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="دھوٗتؠ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Дхоти – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Дхоти" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhotis" title="Dhotis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Dhotis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0" title="धोतर – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="धोतर" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%B0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="დჰოტი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="დჰოტი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80" title="धोती – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="धोती" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3" title="ドウティ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ドウティ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%A7%E0%AD%8B%E0%AC%A4%E0%AC%BF" title="ଧୋତି – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଧୋତି" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A7%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%80" title="ਧੋਤੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਧੋਤੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DA%BE%D9%88%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="دھوتی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="دھوتی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Dhoti" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" 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western area of the <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepalese</a> region, see <a href="/wiki/Doti" title="Doti">Doti</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:An_Indian_dancer_in_dhoti,_wrapped_around_his_waist.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/An_Indian_dancer_in_dhoti%2C_wrapped_around_his_waist.jpg/220px-An_Indian_dancer_in_dhoti%2C_wrapped_around_his_waist.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/An_Indian_dancer_in_dhoti%2C_wrapped_around_his_waist.jpg/330px-An_Indian_dancer_in_dhoti%2C_wrapped_around_his_waist.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/An_Indian_dancer_in_dhoti%2C_wrapped_around_his_waist.jpg/440px-An_Indian_dancer_in_dhoti%2C_wrapped_around_his_waist.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Dogri_language" title="Dogri language">Dogri</a> dancer wears a dhoti, at a <a href="/wiki/Theatre" title="Theatre">theatre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jammu" title="Jammu">Jammu</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>dhoti</b>, also known as <b>mardani</b>, <b>jaiñboh</b>, or <b>panche</b>, is a piece of cloth arranged around the waist and the legs, in resemblance to the shape of <a href="/wiki/Trousers" title="Trousers">trousers</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><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> The dhoti is a lower <a href="/wiki/Garment" class="mw-redirect" title="Garment">garment</a> forming part of <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_wear" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic wear">ethnic wear</a> for men in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_subcontinent" title="Indian subcontinent">Indian subcontinent</a>.<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><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> The <i>dhoti</i> is fashioned out of a rectangular piece of unstitched cloth, usually around 5 ft to 4.5 metres (15 ft) long. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anonymous_-_Four_Recruits_in_White_Dhotis,_page_from_the_Fraser_Album_-_1981.247_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Anonymous_-_Four_Recruits_in_White_Dhotis%2C_page_from_the_Fraser_Album_-_1981.247_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg/220px-Anonymous_-_Four_Recruits_in_White_Dhotis%2C_page_from_the_Fraser_Album_-_1981.247_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Anonymous_-_Four_Recruits_in_White_Dhotis%2C_page_from_the_Fraser_Album_-_1981.247_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg/330px-Anonymous_-_Four_Recruits_in_White_Dhotis%2C_page_from_the_Fraser_Album_-_1981.247_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Anonymous_-_Four_Recruits_in_White_Dhotis%2C_page_from_the_Fraser_Album_-_1981.247_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg/440px-Anonymous_-_Four_Recruits_in_White_Dhotis%2C_page_from_the_Fraser_Album_-_1981.247_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1985" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/Illustration" title="Illustration">illustration</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sepoys" class="mw-redirect" title="Sepoys">sepoys</a> (soldiers) recruited into the <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British Indian</a> military</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>dhoti</i> is considered to be the male counterpart of the <i><a href="/wiki/Sari" title="Sari">saari</a></i> worn by females to religious and secular <a href="/wiki/Ceremonies" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceremonies">ceremonies</a> (<a href="/wiki/Function_hall" class="mw-redirect" title="Function hall">functions</a>).<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> A <span title="Hindi-language romanization"><i lang="hi-Latn"><b>pitambar</b></i></span> is a yellow silk dhoti worn on auspicious occasions.<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> Dhotis must not be confused with "readymade panchakachams"<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> or "dhoti pants", which are a new <a href="/wiki/Ready_to_wear" class="mw-redirect" title="Ready to wear">ready to wear</a> trend, popular among women and typical of children.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the terms <i><a href="/wiki/Mundu" title="Mundu">mundu</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Veshti" title="Veshti">veshti</a></i> are used interchangeably with "dhoti",<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they are different from the <b>dhoti</b>, which is "looped" or wrapped around the legs, in the form of trousers or pants.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dhoti is better known as <b>panchakacham</b> in <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a>, which may even be worn while doing dances such as <a href="/wiki/Moonwalk_(dance)" title="Moonwalk (dance)">moonwalks</a>, but the skirt-like form of the <i>veshti</i> has its limitations, according to <a href="/wiki/Fashion" title="Fashion">fashionistas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the <a href="/wiki/Sari" title="Sari">saari</a> is still draped by women as <a href="/wiki/Daily_wear" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily wear">daily wear</a>, most Indian men no longer know how to wrap the dhoti,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as it has been displaced by "<a href="/wiki/History_of_Western_fashion" title="History of Western fashion">English clothes</a>" of <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">the British</a>, in urban areas or cities such as <a href="/wiki/Bombay_(Mumbai)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombay (Mumbai)">Bombay (Mumbai)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhoti&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shad_Suk_Mysiem.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Shad_Suk_Mysiem.JPG/220px-Shad_Suk_Mysiem.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Shad_Suk_Mysiem.JPG/330px-Shad_Suk_Mysiem.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Shad_Suk_Mysiem.JPG/440px-Shad_Suk_Mysiem.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>Khasi folk dancers wearing "Jaiñboh" dhotis and other traditional garb</figcaption></figure> <p>It is also referred to as "dhautra" (<a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a>: /dʱɑwtɽɐ/) in Sanskrit, which means rope or cord. The dhoti evolved from the ancient <a href="/wiki/Antriya" class="mw-redirect" title="Antriya">antriya</a> which was passed through the legs, tucked at the back and covered the legs loosely, then flowed into long pleats at front of the legs, the same way it is worn today as formal dhoti.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghurye_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghurye-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 130">: 130 </span></sup> While a casual and short dhoti wraps around both legs firmly, in this style the back side of the dhoti is pulled to the front and tucked at the waist, before tucking the two loose ends at back, creating firmly fitted trouser-like dhoti that wraps around both legs. This style is more commonly worn by farmers and martial artists.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Names_and_styles">Names and styles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhoti&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Names and styles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:In_Welcome_of_Buddha_-_ACCN_34-2542_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_5941.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/In_Welcome_of_Buddha_-_ACCN_34-2542_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_5941.JPG/200px-In_Welcome_of_Buddha_-_ACCN_34-2542_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_5941.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/In_Welcome_of_Buddha_-_ACCN_34-2542_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_5941.JPG/300px-In_Welcome_of_Buddha_-_ACCN_34-2542_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_5941.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/In_Welcome_of_Buddha_-_ACCN_34-2542_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_5941.JPG/400px-In_Welcome_of_Buddha_-_ACCN_34-2542_-_Government_Museum_-_Mathura_2013-02-24_5941.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2833" data-file-height="4265" /></a><figcaption>Relief depicting men in anatariya and <a href="/wiki/Uttariya" title="Uttariya">uttariya</a>, 1st century CE</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Manipuri_Dancer_in_traditional_Krishna_attire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/A_Manipuri_Dancer_in_traditional_Krishna_attire.jpg/200px-A_Manipuri_Dancer_in_traditional_Krishna_attire.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/A_Manipuri_Dancer_in_traditional_Krishna_attire.jpg/300px-A_Manipuri_Dancer_in_traditional_Krishna_attire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/A_Manipuri_Dancer_in_traditional_Krishna_attire.jpg/400px-A_Manipuri_Dancer_in_traditional_Krishna_attire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Manipur" title="Manipur">Manipuri</a> dancer dressed as <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a> in yellow dhoti</figcaption></figure> <p>The garment is known by various names based on language, such as: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Native script </th> <th>Transliteration </th> <th>Language or region </th></tr> <tr> <td>চুৰিয়া, ধুতি </td> <td><i>Suriya,</i> <i>Dhuti</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ধুতি </td> <td><i>Dhuti</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ધૉતિયુ </td> <td><i>Dhotiyu</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>धोती </td> <td><i>Dhotī</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maithili_language" title="Maithili language">Maithili</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pali" title="Pali">Pali</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>मर्दानी </td> <td><i>Mardānī</i> </td> <td>Hindi </td></tr> <tr> <td>ಧೋತ್ರ <br /> ಕಚ್ಚೆ ಪಂಚೆ </td> <td><i>Dhotra</i><br /><i>Kachche Panche</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannada language">Kannada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>धोंतर,<br />आंगोस्तर,<br />आड नेसचे,<br />पुडवे <br /> </td> <td><i>Dhontara,</i><br /><i>Āṅgostara,</i><br /><i>Āḍa nesace</i><br /><i>Puḍave</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Konkani_language" title="Konkani language">Konkani</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>മുണ്ട് </td> <td><i>Muṇṭ‌</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>धोतर </td> <td><i>Dhotara</i> <sup>a</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ଧୋତି </td> <td><i>Dhotī</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odia_language" title="Odia language">Odia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ਚਾਦਰਾ </td> <td><i>Chaadra</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punjabi_language" title="Punjabi language">Punjabi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>வேட்டி </td> <td><i>Vaetti</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>పంచె, ధోవతి </td> <td><span title="ISO 15919 Indic (Hindi language) transliteration"><i lang="hi-Latn">Pañce</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span title="Urdu-language text"><span lang="ur"><span class="Nastaliq" dir="rtl" title="Nastaliq" style="font-family: 'Jameel Noori Nastaleeq', 'Urdu Typesetting', 'Noto Nastaliq Urdu', 'Noto Nastaliq Urdu Draft', 'Hussaini Nastaleeq', 'AlQalam Taj Nastaleeq', IranNastaliq, 'Awami Nastaliq', 'Awami Nastaliq Beta3', 'Awami Nastaliq Beta2', 'Awami Nastaliq Beta1', 'Nafees Nastaleeq', 'Nafees Nastaleeq v1.01', 'Pak Nastaleeq', 'PDMS_Jauhar', 'Alvi Lahori Nastaleeq'; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal;">دھوتی</span></span></span> </td> <td><i>Dhoti</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urdu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Urdu language">Urdu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup>a</sup> In Marathi, a <i>dhotar</i> is not the same as a <i>pancha</i> (plural <i>panche</i>).<br />While the former is worn around the waist, the latter is normally<br />a <a href="/wiki/Towel" title="Towel">towel</a> used after <a href="/wiki/Bathing" title="Bathing">bathing</a> (compare <a href="#Extra_cloth">below</a>).</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Custom_and_usage">Custom and usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhoti&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Custom and usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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First century BCE/CE. <a href="/wiki/Amaravathi_village,_Guntur_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaravathi village, Guntur district">Amaravathi village, Guntur district</a> (<a href="/wiki/Musee_Guimet" class="mw-redirect" title="Musee Guimet">Musee Guimet</a>).</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:114px;max-width:114px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Didarganj_Yakshi_statue_in_the_Bihar_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Didarganj_Yakshi_statue_in_the_Bihar_Museum.jpg/112px-Didarganj_Yakshi_statue_in_the_Bihar_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Didarganj_Yakshi_statue_in_the_Bihar_Museum.jpg/168px-Didarganj_Yakshi_statue_in_the_Bihar_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Didarganj_Yakshi_statue_in_the_Bihar_Museum.jpg/224px-Didarganj_Yakshi_statue_in_the_Bihar_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1129" data-file-height="2453" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">The <a href="/wiki/Didarganj_Yakshi" title="Didarganj Yakshi">Didarganj Yakshi</a> depicting the <i>dhoti wrap</i></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The <i>pancha</i> is worn by many conservative <a href="/wiki/Jain" class="mw-redirect" title="Jain">Jain</a> men when they visit <i><a href="/wiki/Derasar" class="mw-redirect" title="Derasar">Derasars</a></i> or <i>Basadi</i>s for <a href="/wiki/Puja_(Jainism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Puja (Jainism)">puja</a>; unstitched clothing is believed by some Jains to be "less permeable to pollution" and therefore more appropriate for religious rituals than other garments.<sup id="cite_ref-Cort_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cort-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also wear a loose and unstitched cloth, shorter than the <i>pancha</i> on top. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Water_pump,_Varanasi_(15563170660)_Cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Water_pump%2C_Varanasi_%2815563170660%29_Cropped.jpg/220px-Water_pump%2C_Varanasi_%2815563170660%29_Cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="342" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Water_pump%2C_Varanasi_%2815563170660%29_Cropped.jpg/330px-Water_pump%2C_Varanasi_%2815563170660%29_Cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Water_pump%2C_Varanasi_%2815563170660%29_Cropped.jpg/440px-Water_pump%2C_Varanasi_%2815563170660%29_Cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1488" data-file-height="2314" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Benares" class="mw-redirect" title="Benares">Benaresi</a> man in dhoti with a Central Asian <a href="/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta">kurta</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness" title="International Society for Krishna Consciousness">Hare Krishna</a>, known for its distinctive dress code, prompts Western adherents to wear <i>pancha</i>, usually of <a href="/wiki/Saffron" title="Saffron">saffron</a> or white cloth folded in ethnic <a href="/wiki/Bengalis" title="Bengalis">Bengali</a> style. <a href="/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi" title="Maharishi Mahesh Yogi">Maharishi Mahesh Yogi</a> was known for wearing a white silk dhoti.<sup id="cite_ref-Koppel_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koppel-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i>dhoti</i> has been ethnically worn by <a href="/wiki/Farmer" title="Farmer">farmers</a>, <i>pehlwano</i> (wrestlers) and <a href="/wiki/Shepherd" title="Shepherd">shepherds</a> (grazers) of the <a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikhs</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Punjab_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab region">Punjab region</a>; it was discouraged during the <a href="/wiki/Punjab_Subah_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab Subah Movement">Punjab Subah Movement</a>, owing it to the inter-communal tensions prevalent at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>dhothi</i> was also worn by <a href="/wiki/South_Canarese_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="South Canarese Christian">South Canarese Christian</a> men to their <a href="/wiki/Pre-nup" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-nup">pre-nup</a> ceremonies, <a href="/wiki/Church_wedding" class="mw-redirect" title="Church wedding">Church weddings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wedding_reception" title="Wedding reception">receptions</a> until the 1960s, when they fell out of favour; since then <a href="/wiki/Groom" class="mw-redirect" title="Groom">grooms</a> have been styling the black <a href="/wiki/Suit_and_tie" class="mw-redirect" title="Suit and tie">suit and tie</a> instead.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Rajasthani_farmer_in_dhoti_and_traditional_head_dress.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/A_Rajasthani_farmer_in_dhoti_and_traditional_head_dress.jpg/220px-A_Rajasthani_farmer_in_dhoti_and_traditional_head_dress.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/A_Rajasthani_farmer_in_dhoti_and_traditional_head_dress.jpg/330px-A_Rajasthani_farmer_in_dhoti_and_traditional_head_dress.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/A_Rajasthani_farmer_in_dhoti_and_traditional_head_dress.jpg/440px-A_Rajasthani_farmer_in_dhoti_and_traditional_head_dress.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5712" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>A man in dhoti paired with a short <a href="/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta">kurta</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a></figcaption></figure> <p>There's a distinction between the <a href="/wiki/Lungi" title="Lungi">lungi</a>, a similar garment often worn by people at their homes, as it is more casual and comfortable, dhoti is sometimes even worn by <a href="/wiki/Secularism_in_India" title="Secularism in India">secular</a> politicians.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gandhi_Salt_March.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Gandhi_Salt_March.jpg/220px-Gandhi_Salt_March.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Gandhi_Salt_March.jpg/330px-Gandhi_Salt_March.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Gandhi_Salt_March.jpg/440px-Gandhi_Salt_March.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="455" /></a><figcaption>M K Gandhi in 1935</figcaption></figure> <p>At the height of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Independence_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Independence Movement">Indian Independence Movement</a>, weaving was a symbol of the <i><a href="/wiki/Swadeshi_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Swadeshi Movement">Swadeshi Movement</a></i>. In 1921, the famed <a href="/wiki/M_K_Gandhi" class="mw-redirect" title="M K Gandhi">M K Gandhi</a> himself championed only the <i>dhoti</i> often <a href="/wiki/Topless" class="mw-redirect" title="Topless">topless</a> and without a kurta, to promote and identify with the weaves and <a href="/wiki/Handicraft" title="Handicraft">handicrafts</a>, produced by the rural and the poor of his <a href="/wiki/Homeland" title="Homeland">homeland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhoti&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81o_t%E1%BB%A9_th%C3%A2n" title="Áo tứ thân">Áo tứ thân</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punjabi_clothing" title="Punjabi clothing">Chaadra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaut_Pariksha" title="Dhaut Pariksha">Dhaut Pariksha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhoti_Lota_Aur_Chowpatty" title="Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty">Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harem_pants" title="Harem pants">Harem pants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khadi" title="Khadi">Khadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh%C4%81d%C4%AB_Development_and_Village_Industries_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Khādī Development and Village Industries Commission">Khādī Development and Village Industries Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilt" title="Kilt">Kilt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lederhosen" title="Lederhosen">Lederhosen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longyi" title="Longyi">Longyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lungooty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lungooty">Lungooty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malong" title="Malong">Malong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepali_Dhoti_Diwas" class="mw-redirect" title="Nepali Dhoti Diwas">Nepali Dhoti Diwas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sompot" class="mw-redirect" title="Sompot">Sompot</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Gaung_baung" title="Gaung baung">Gaung baung</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khmer_clothing" class="mw-redirect" title="Khmer clothing">Cambodia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sompot_Chong_Kben" title="Sompot Chong Kben">Chong Kben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krama" title="Krama">Krama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sompot" class="mw-redirect" title="Sompot">Sompot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sbai" title="Sbai">Sbai</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_costume_of_Indonesia" title="National costume of Indonesia">Indonesia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bodo_blouse" title="Bodo blouse">Baju bodo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batik" title="Batik">Batik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blangkon" title="Blangkon">Blangkon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikat" title="Ikat">Ikat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kebaya" title="Kebaya">Kebaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemben" title="Kemben">Kemben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kupiah" title="Kupiah">Kupiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songket" title="Songket">Songket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songkok" title="Songkok">Songkok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tengkolok" title="Tengkolok">Tanjak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulos" title="Ulos">Ulos</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Laos#Traditional_clothing" title="Culture of Laos">Laos</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Xout_lao" title="Xout lao">Xout lao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suea_pat" title="Suea pat">Suea pat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinh_(clothing)" title="Sinh (clothing)">Sinh</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_cultural_outfits" title="Malaysian cultural outfits">Malaysia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baju_Kurung" title="Baju Kurung">Baju Kurung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baju_Melayu" title="Baju Melayu">Baju Melayu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songket" title="Songket">Songket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songkok" title="Songkok">Songkok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tengkolok" title="Tengkolok">Tengkolok</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_and_clothing_in_the_Philippines" title="Fashion and clothing in the Philippines">Philippines</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barong_tagalog" title="Barong tagalog">Barong tagalog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baro%27t_saya" title="Baro't saya">Baro't saya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buntal_hat" title="Buntal hat">Buntal hat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malong" title="Malong">Malong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Clara_gown" title="Maria Clara gown">Maria Clara gown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patadyong" title="Patadyong">Patadyong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salakot" title="Salakot">Salakot</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Thai_clothing" title="Traditional Thai clothing">Thailand</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Thai_clothing#Banong" title="Traditional Thai clothing">Banong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chong_kraben" class="mw-redirect" title="Chong kraben">Chong kraben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Thai_clothing" title="Traditional Thai clothing">Chut Thai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formal_Thai_national_costume" title="Formal Thai national costume">Formal Chut Thai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Thai_clothing#Pha_khao_ma" title="Traditional Thai clothing">Pha khao ma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pha_nung" class="mw-redirect" title="Pha nung">Pha nung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_pattern" title="Raj pattern">Raj pattern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabai" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabai">Sabai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinh_(clothing)" title="Sinh (clothing)">Sinh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suea_pat" title="Suea pat">Suea pat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Thai_clothing#Tabengman" title="Traditional Thai clothing">Tabengman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tudong" title="Tudong">Tudong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_clothing" title="Vietnamese clothing">Vietnam</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81o_b%C3%A0_ba" title="Áo bà ba">Áo bà ba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81o_d%C3%A0i" title="Áo dài">Áo dài</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81o_giao_l%C4%A9nh" title="Áo giao lĩnh">Áo giao lĩnh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81o_t%E1%BB%A9_th%C3%A2n" title="Áo tứ thân">Áo tứ thân</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Middle East</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/Abaya" title="Abaya">Abaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agal_(accessory)" title="Agal (accessory)">Agal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assyrian_clothing" class="mw-redirect" title="Assyrian clothing">Assyria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bisht_(clothing)" title="Bisht (clothing)">Bisht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boshiya" title="Boshiya">Boshiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burqa" title="Burqa">Burqa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chador" title="Chador">Chador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Izaar" title="Izaar">Izaar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewish_religious_clothing" title="Jewish religious clothing">Jewish</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kippah" title="Kippah">Kippah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheitel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheitel">Sheitel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tallit" title="Tallit">Tallit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tallit_katan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tallit katan">Tallit katan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tefillin" title="Tefillin">Tefillin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tzitzit" title="Tzitzit">Tzitzit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jilb%C4%81b" title="Jilbāb">Jilbāb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keffiyeh" title="Keffiyeh">Keffiyeh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurdish_clothing" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurdish clothing">Kurdish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niq%C4%81b" title="Niqāb">Niqāb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_costumes" class="mw-redirect" title="Palestinian costumes">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandama" title="Pandama">Pandama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thawb" title="Thawb">Thawb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turban" title="Turban">Turban</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hejazi_turban" title="Hejazi turban">Hejazi</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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:1%">Balkan</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/Traditional_Albanian_clothing" title="Traditional Albanian clothing">Traditional Albanian clothing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brez_(clothing)" title="Brez (clothing)">Brez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%87orape" title="Çorape">Çorape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinga" title="Opinga">Opinga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qeleshe" title="Qeleshe">Qeleshe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xhamadan" title="Xhamadan">Xhamadan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xhubleta" title="Xhubleta">Xhubleta</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aromanian_traditional_clothing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aromanian traditional clothing (page does not exist)">Aromanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_national_costume" title="Croatian national costume">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fustanella" title="Fustanella">Fustanella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_dress" title="Greek dress">Greek</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chiton_(costume)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chiton (costume)">Chiton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chlamys" title="Chlamys">Chlamys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himation" title="Himation">Himation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_national_costume" title="Macedonian national costume">Macedonia</a></li> <li><a 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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/Armenian_dress" title="Armenian dress">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_traditional_clothing" title="Azerbaijani traditional clothing">Azerbaijan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kelaghayi" title="Kelaghayi">Kelaghayi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_national_clothing" title="Ukrainian national clothing">Ukraine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobeniak" title="Kobeniak">Kobeniak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhukh" title="Kozhukh">Kozhukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhushanka" title="Kozhushanka">Kozhushanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ochipok" title="Ochipok">Ochipok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharovary" title="Sharovary">Sharovary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyshyvanka" title="Vyshyvanka">Vyshyvanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_wreath" title="Ukrainian wreath">Ukrainian wreath</a></li></ul></li> <li>Russia <ul><li><a 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