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What is “Ghaghra”

Last updated 21-Jul-2024 (2 years, 2 months, 9 days ago)
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Skirt, usually with a great deal of flare. The simple ghaghras have only one vertical seam, which turns the cloth or ghaghra-pata into a tube, fastened with a drawstring passing through a long, narrow slot at the waist. Flared ghaghras are made up of, several triangular gored pieces stitched together.

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