Costumes and Ornaments of Rajasthan: Men and women’s traditional dresses in Rajasthan are a literal representation of the culture of the royal land, which was once a heavenly abode of the majestic rulers of Rajasthan. Some of the traditional dresses of Rajasthan are the colorful Ghagra and Choli for women and Dhoti and angarkha for men, accompanied by comfortable Jootis or Mojris for both of them.
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Costumes and Ornaments of Rajasthan
- Ornaments
- Men’s costumes,
- Ladies’ costumes,
- Salient features of textile industry of Rajasthan,
The costumes of any region are influenced by the climate, available resources and culture of that place. If we talk about Rajasthan, even after all modernity, there is an indelible mark of culture on the costumes here. The most special thing about Rajasthani costumes is the vibrant colours.
Although all the colours are used in Rajasthan, but the varieties of colour red used here are amazing. That is why it has been said that “Maaru thare desh me upje teen ratan, ik dhola, dooji marwan teejo kasmool rang”, (Kasmool meaning red).
Some of the 36 karkhanas (factories) established by Sawai Jaisingh were associated with textiles, such as simvankhana, rangkhana, chhapakhana, where the clothes were stitched, coloured and printed respectively.
Generally, dyeing work is done by the dyer (Rangrez or Neelagar). Among the fabrics to be dyed are turban, saafe, odhani, ghaghra and angarakhi. The major types of dyeing are pomcha, lahariya and chunri. Apart from these, chaukadi, chaukadi ka jaal, patanga and dhanak etc. are some other kinds of dyeing.
Pomcha means an odhani with a lotus flower motif on it. It is customary for the mother of a new-born to receive yellow pomcha on the birth of a son and pink pomcha on the birth of a daughter from the maternal side.
Especially on the occasion of Teej in Shravan, women of Rajasthan wear Lahariya bhaant ki Odhni and men wear Lahariya turban. The lahariyas are made in one, two, three, five and seven colours. The number five is considered auspicious. Hence, panchrang lahariya is worn on religious occasions.
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