Tamil culture
Tamil traditional attire
Tamil women wear the saree — particularly Kanjeevaram silks for weddings. Tamil men wear the veshti (dhoti) with an angavastram on formal occasions. Half-sarees (pavadai-davani) are worn by adolescent girls.
காஞ்சீபுரம் பட்டுப் புடவை
kāñcīpuram paṭṭup puṭavai
Kanjeevaram silk saree
வேஷ்டி
vēṣṭi
Men's dhoti, traditionally white with a coloured border
பாவாடை தாவணி
pāvāṭai tāvaṇi
Half-saree
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