West Bengal

Bengali women commonly wear the ''[[sari]]'', often distinctly designed according to local cultural customs. In urban areas, many women and men wear western attire. Among men, western dress has greater acceptance. Particularly on cultural occasions, men also wear traditional costumes such as the ''[[kurta|panjabi]]'' with ''[[dhoti|dhuti]]'' while women wear ''[[salwar kameez]]'' or ''sari''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mHcMAQAAMAAJ&q=women+in+west+bengal+prefer+salwar+kameez |title=People of India: West Bengal |last1=Singh |first1=Kumar Suresh |last2=Bagchi |first2=Tilak |last3=India |first3=Anthropological Survey of |date=2008 |publisher=[[Anthropological Survey of India]] |isbn=9788170463009 |language=en |access-date=12 August 2020 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202001206/https://books.google.com/books?id=mHcMAQAAMAAJ&q=women+in+west+bengal+prefer+salwar+kameez |url-status=live}}</ref>

Bengali women commonly wear the ''[[sari]]'', often distinctly designed according to local cultural customs. In urban areas, many women and men wear western attire. Among men, western dress has greater acceptance. Particularly on cultural occasions, men also wear traditional costumes such as the ''[[kurta|panjabi]]'' with ''[[dhoti|dhuti]]'' while women wear ''[[salwar kameez]]'' or ''sari''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mHcMAQAAMAAJ&q=women+in+west+bengal+prefer+salwar+kameez |title=People of India: West Bengal |last1=Singh |first1=Kumar Suresh |last2=Bagchi |first2=Tilak |last3=India |first3=Anthropological Survey of |date=2008 |publisher=[[Anthropological Survey of India]] |isbn=9788170463009 |language=en |access-date=12 August 2020 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202001206/https://books.google.com/books?id=mHcMAQAAMAAJ&q=women+in+west+bengal+prefer+salwar+kameez |url-status=live}}</ref>

West Bengal produces several varieties of cotton and silk ''saris'' in the country. Handlooms are a popular way for the state's rural population to earn a living through weaving. Every district has weaving clusters, which are home to artisan communities, each specialising in specific varieties of handloom weaving. Notable handloom saris include ''tant'', ''[[jamdani]]'', ''garad'', ''korial'', ''baluchari'', ''tussar'' and muslin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parinita – Handloom map of West Bengal |date=26 June 2015 |url=http://www.parinita.co.in/blogs/articles/35661569-handloom-map-of-west-bengal |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151022152619/http://www.parinita.co.in/blogs/articles/35661569-handloom-map-of-west-bengal |archive-date = 22 October 2015}}</ref>

West Bengal produces several varieties of cotton and silk ''saris'' in the country. Handlooms are a popular way for the state's rural population to earn a living through weaving. Every district has weaving clusters, which are home to artisan communities, each specialising in specific varieties of handloom weaving. Notable handloom saris include ''tant'', ''[[jamdani]]'', ''garad'', ''korial'', ''[[Baluchari sari|baluchari]]'', ''[[Tussar silk|tussar]]'' and muslin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parinita – Handloom map of West Bengal |date=26 June 2015 |url=http://www.parinita.co.in/blogs/articles/35661569-handloom-map-of-west-bengal |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151022152619/http://www.parinita.co.in/blogs/articles/35661569-handloom-map-of-west-bengal |archive-date = 22 October 2015}}</ref>

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