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Rignai or Rinai is a wrap-around worn by Tripuri women.
Rignai or Rinai is the traditional dress of Tripuri women,the native inhabitants of Tripura. It is similar to the traditional dresses of other indigenous communities in the north-eastern Indian states of
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Rignai or Rinai is the traditional dress of Tripuri women,the native inhabitants of Tripura. It is similar to the traditional dresses of other indigenous communities in the north-eastern Indian states of Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
, Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a States and territories of India, state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It ...
, Meghalaya
Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jai ...
, Mizoram
Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...
. It is worn by wrapping it around the waist. Sometimes it is worn with "risa" which is a piece of cloth wrapped around the bust. It is worn by the every Tripuri women in Tripura. A similar kind of rignai is worn by Manipuris.
The most significant rignai is called the "Chamathwi bar" and comprises white cloth bordered by maroon or other colors. The "Chamathwi bar" is worn during important occasions like wedding ceremonies and festivals like Goria Puja and Hangrai.
In Bangladesh, "Rignai Risha" is known as "Rinai Risha" to Bangladeshi Tripuri Community. The design of Rignai or Rinai has its pattern according to each clan. each clan has its own pattern.
See also
*Tripuri people
The Tripuri (also known as Tripura, Tipra, Tiprasa, Twipra) are an ethnic group originating in the Indian state of Tripura. They are the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India, North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri ...
* Tripuri Dances
There are many different dances of the Tripuri people, the largest ethnic group in the state of Tripura.
Types of dances
Goria
The Goria dance is performed during the Goria puja festival, in the month of April, and includes people from o ...
* Tripuri dress
Tripuri refer to:
* Tripuri people, an ethnic group in India and Bangladesh, also known as Tipra people
** Tripuri language
** Tripuri nationalism
** Tripuri calendar
** Tripuri culture
**Tripuri cuisine
Tripuri cuisine is the type of food se ...
* Tripuri culture
The Tripuri culture of North-East India has many distinctive features.
Rules
The rules followed by the Tripuris are:
# Lineage
# Property ownership
# Right to property in early era
# Right to property in the present day
# Marriage system a ...
References
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