What is Lungi?
[[Image:LungiBoypagne.jpg|thumb|A boy in a village of [[Narail]], [[Bangladesh]] wearing a lungi with simple twist knot.]] The '''Lungi''', or '''Tahband''', is a type of '''[[Sarong]]''' that originated in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Most popular in [[Bengal]]. It can be described as an ethnic lower garment and a men's [[skirt]] that is wrapped around the lower waist, usually below the belly button. Lungis are traditionally worn in [[Sri Lanka]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]]. == Bangladesh == [[File:রাতারগুলের জীবন ও জীবিকা.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Boatman in Bangladesh wearing a Lungi]] The lungi ({{lang-bn|লুঙ্গি}}) is the most commonly seen dress of Bangladeshi men, although it is not normally worn for formal occasions. In Bangladesh, Lungis are worn by men, almost universally indoors, but commonly outdoors as well. Elaborately designed [[tartan]] cotton, [[batik]], or [[silk]] Lungis are often presented as wedding gifts to the groom in a [[Bangladesh]]i [[wedding]]. The typical Bangladeshi lungi is a seamless tubular shape, as opposed to the single sheet worn in other parts of South and Southeast Asia. In Bangladesh, the lungi industry is concentrated in [[Sirajganj]], [[Kushtia District|Khustia]], Pabna and [[Khulna]]. Bangladeshi women do not traditionally wear Lungis, although non-Bengali tribal women do wear similar garments in the [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]]. [[Category:Bangladeshi culture]] [[Category:Indian clothing]] [[Category:National symbols of Bangladesh]] [[Category:National symbols of India]] {{Asia-stub}} {{Folk costumes}}