Ihe a na-akpọ salwar kameez bụ uwe ọdịnala ụmụ nwanyị na Punjab, Haryana na Himachal Pradesh na a na-akpọ uwe Punjabi nke a na-ahụkarị na mpaghara ugwu ọdịda anyanwụ India (mpaghara Punjab). Uwe Punjabi na-agụnyekwa "churidaar" na "kurta" nke a na-ewu ewu na South India ebe a na-akpọ ya "churidaar". Salwar kameez abụrụla uwe kachasị ewu ewu maka ụmụ nwanyị. Ọ nwere uwe ogologo ọkpa (salwar sal) dị warara na nkwonkwo ụkwụ, nke a na-ejikọta ya na uwe elu (kameez). Womenmụ nwanyị na-eyikarị otu dupatta ma ọ bụ odani (Veilzwar) na sal kame iji kpuchie isi na ubu ha. A na-eyi ya mgbe niile na mkpuchi akpọrọ dupatta, nke a na-eji kpuchie isi ma na-adọta n'elu isi. Ajụjụ: Kedu ụdị ejiji eji eme ihe?
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