Kannada culture
Kannada traditional attire
Karnataka's handloom heritage shines in Mysore silk sarees, Ilkal sarees and Molakalmuru. Men wear the panche (dhoti) with an angavastra; the Mysore peta is the traditional formal turban.
ಮೈಸೂರು ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಸೀರೆ
maisūru rēśme sīre
Mysore silk saree
ಇಲಕಲ್ ಸೀರೆ
ilakal sīre
Ilkal saree from north Karnataka
ಪಂಚೆ
paṅche
Men's traditional dhoti
ಮೈಸೂರು ಪೇಟ
maisūru pēṭa
Mysore peta — ceremonial turban
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