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'''Lehenga''' or lehnga or '''Ghagra''' or '''Pavadai''' in Tamil or '''Langa''' in Telugu and Kannada <ref name="Fashions from India and Pakistan - Tom Tierney">[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=hdOsQadR9_cC&pg=PA3&dq=waist+chain+india&hl=en&ei=gLtuTsTaLajZ0QGp8qmCCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAjgo#v=onepage&q=midriff&f=false Fashions from India - Tom Tierney]</ref> is a form of [[skirt]] 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.<ref>[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=W7c8TBQhoAIC&pg=PA148&dq=lehenga+saree&hl=en&ei=J1VjTvuNEZTUgAfvvuGsCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false Social Science a Textbook in History for Class IX as per New Syllabus - FK Publications]</ref> In North India and [[Pakistan]] a lot of embroidery work is done on a lehenga and is popular during the festivals and weddings. |
'''Lehenga''' or lehnga or '''Ghagra''' or '''Pavadai''' in Tamil or '''Langa''' in Telugu and Kannada <ref name="Fashions from India and Pakistan - Tom Tierney">[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=hdOsQadR9_cC&pg=PA3&dq=waist+chain+india&hl=en&ei=gLtuTsTaLajZ0QGp8qmCCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAjgo#v=onepage&q=midriff&f=false Fashions from India - Tom Tierney]</ref> is a form of Indian subcontinent [[skirt]] 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.<ref>[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=W7c8TBQhoAIC&pg=PA148&dq=lehenga+saree&hl=en&ei=J1VjTvuNEZTUgAfvvuGsCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false Social Science a Textbook in History for Class IX as per New Syllabus - FK Publications]</ref> In North India and [[Pakistan]] a lot of embroidery work is done on a lehenga and is popular during the festivals and weddings. |
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Revision as of 08:43, 5 December 2015
Lehenga or lehnga or Ghagra or Pavadai in Tamil or Langa in Telugu and Kannada [1] is a form of Indian subcontinent skirt 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.[2] In North India and Pakistan a lot of embroidery work is done on a lehenga and is popular during the festivals and weddings.
History
The ancient version of skirt or Ghagri evolved from Bhairnivasani, which in turn evolved from the Antariya when stitched on one side became tabular and was worn gathered together at the waist, and held by a girdle. This was one of the earliest forms of a stitched skirt. It was worn using drawstring or nada.
Variations
The ghagri was a narrow skirt six feet long the same length as original antariya. This style can still be seen worn by Jain nuns in India.
In Andhra Pradesh it is called as Langa and part of the dress Langa Voni.
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