The people of

Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...

have the following traditional clothing:

Ghagra choli

It is traditional for women to wear ghagra choli and the scarf ensemble which was also popular in the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

. It is still traditional for women to wear the kurta with a lehnga,< as an alternative to the suthan and

kurta A ''kurta'' is a loose collarless shirt or tunic worn in many regions of South Asia, (subscription required) Quote: "A loose shirt or tunic worn by men and women." Quote: "Kurta: a loose shirt without a collar, worn by women and men from South ...

Peshwaj

The traditional ghagra choli was then replaced by the

peshwaj ''Peshwaj'' (''peshwaz'', ''paswaj'', ''tilluck'', dress) was a ladies outfit similar to a gown or jama coat with front open, tied around the waist, having full sleeves, and the length was full neck to heels. Peshwaj was one of the magnificent cos ...

for women which flows to the ankles which would sometimes be worn with a suthan (very loose pants with many folds). The men would wear the Jamma (Mughal style shirt) with the suthan.

Suthan and kurta

Dogri play Bawa Jitto directed by Balwant Thakur Produced in 1986 and still going strong

The traditional dress for men and women is to wear the suthan and kurta but the styles are gender-specific.

Dogri suthan

The traditional Dogri suthan is wide at the top, roomy at the legs and has numerous pleats at the ankles.

Modern suthan

Men of the British Punjab army in suthans 1895 Punjab Hills

However, the modern style of suthan worn in Jammu is a remnant of the tight suthan which was once popular throughout the

Punjab region Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

. It is very loose at the top but is very tight from the knees to the ankles. However, the style is now more popular in Jammu and

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several pea ...

as the tight suthan is useful in the hills. When worn by men, the drawers are called ghuttana and when worn by women, the suthan (in a variety of colours). When the tight part of the suthan, up to the knees, has multiple close fitting folds, the suthan is referred to as Dogri pants or Dogri suthan, in

and churidar suthan in

. It is also worn in the hilly area of the

. In

, members of all communities wear the suthan. The traditional Dogri

for men is open at the front and flares out from the waist to the knees. The kurta for women tends to be long and cut straight, a style adopted from neighbouring Punjab, as local culture shares an affinity with the

, especially the southern area.

Churidar pajama

The

churidar Churidars, also churidar pyjamas, are tightly fitting trousers worn by both men and women in Indian Subcontinent. Churidars are a variant of the common shalwar pants. Shalwars are cut wide at the top and narrow at the ankle. Churidars narrow more ...

pajama, also called churidar suthan, which forms part of the traditional attire of men and women in

is a combination of the tight suthan of the

and the traditional Dogri loose suthan. Accordingly, the churidar pajama is believed to be derived from the suthan. The

Churidar Churidars, also churidar pyjamas, are tightly fitting trousers worn by both men and women in Indian Subcontinent. Churidars are a variant of the common shalwar pants. Shalwars are cut wide at the top and narrow at the ankle. Churidars narrow more ...

pajama is popular all over the sub-continent and was developed in the

, and is associated with the Punjab.

References

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