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Results for "Mekhela"

2 sarees found.

The Assamese mekhela chador Drape
Mekhela Glossary

🇮🇳 IndiaMekhela chador Assam's two-piece dress: a pleated tube skirt, the mekhela, and a draped sadorSilk

🇮🇳 IndiaPat silkপাট ৰেচম A glossy, naturally white mulberry silk from Assam, woven into mekhelas and chadarsSilk

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Assam silk: Hiranmoy Boruah, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mekhela chador: Deepraj, CC BY 2.5, source

The weekly drape

Every Monday: seven sarees you may not know, what is being worn this week, and one drape explained step by step.