What is Phanek?
[[File:Flickr - dalbera - Bimbavati Devi (Manipuri) (1).jpg|thumb|A [[Manipuri dance]]r, wearing a phanek]] '''Phanek''' or '''Fanek''' is a [[Meitei culture|traditional Meitei]] sarong indigenously worn by womenfolk, predominantly in [[Manipur|Manipur (Kangleipak)]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMA7Ve2-VuIC&dq=phanek+meitei+girl+kangleipak&pg=PT10|title=Che in Paona Bazar|last=Bhattacharjee|first=Kishalay|date=2013-04-11|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=978-1-4472-4741-8|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RHmkHBTT_T0C&dq=phanek+sarong+indigenously+meitei+ladies&pg=PA100|title=The Muslims of Manipur|last=Irene|first=Salam|date=2010|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7835-828-4|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cTwqEAAAQBAJ&dq=phanek+meitei+female+attire&pg=PA127|title=Body Politics Rethinking Gender and Masculinity|last=Mukherjee|first=Tanmoy Baghira & Ananya|date=2021-01-31|publisher=Tanmoy Baghira & Ananya Mukherjee|isbn=978-81-948850-0-9|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wMf0DwAAQBAJ&dq=phanek+meitei+women&pg=PA3|title=AKASHVANI: Vol. XXXI. No. 26 ( 26 JUNE, 1966 )|last=Delhi|first=All India Radio (AIR), New|date=1966-06-26|publisher=All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi|language=en}}</ref> One ancient design is the lotus and the bee bordering the ''phanek'' fabric.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t6MJ8jbHqIwC&dq=phanek+design+lotus+bee+border+ancient+one&pg=PA184|title=India's Dances: Their History, Technique, and Repertoire|last=Massey|first=Reginald|date=2004|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-434-9|language=en}}</ref> The [[Phanek Mayek Naibi]], one of the most popular ''phanek''s, is one such lower garment, which has stripes at its bottom.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-CzSQKVmveUC&dq=phanek+lower+garment+meetei+women+stripes+bottom&pg=PA93|title=Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civ