A ''veshti'' (), also known as vēṭṭi, is a white unstitched cloth

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for the lower body in

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and in the North and East of

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. Vēṭṭi is a part of the

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consisting of

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and

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. The garment is a single piece of cloth and similar to the

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, one of the earliest draped garments of India. A vēṭṭi is often layered with horizontal stripes or borders across its length.

Style

Like many wrap clothes, the vēṭṭi varies in wearing style. It is often simply wrapped around the waist, secured by a corner being tucked beneath the wrapped cloth. It is also worn as

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, unlike

, which is looped between the legs. A belt is also used over it (less popular now) just below the closing. Men and women both wear it. For women, the drape is known as vēṭṭi -mundu.

Political identity

Various border (Saffron, red, green, and blue) colors of vēṭṭi represent different political parties' identities in India.

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Style

Political identity

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