How To Wear Dhoti? South Indian Style - Video

Dhoti is the traditional attire of men in India. Named differently in various regions like panche, vesti, dhotar, mundu and many more, dhoti is a long unstitched cloth which has to be wrapped around the waist. Also, there are different styles of wearing dhoti across the country. The fabric may be silk, cotton or polyester which is chosen according to the occasion.

How To Wear Dhoti? South Indian Style

Ready-made dhotis are now available, but wrapping it yourself is easy and simple. It is just making pleats frontwards and backward. Here you have a detailed description of steps.

Materials Required: Soft silk fabric or any

Steps:

1. Hold the fabric horizontally
2. Wrap around the waist, maintain equal amounts on both sides
3. Fit knot at the right side
4. Pull out the extra fabric from the right corner and make finger-sized vertical pleats 
5. Tuck them together at front waist placing center
6. Pull out the extra fabric from the left corner from between the legs towards the backside and make finger-sized pleats from the bottom corner 
7. Tuck them together at back waist placing center
8. Arrange the pleats neatly
9. Dhoti dressing is done

It is a traditional practice to wear a shawl along with dhoti, but now it's a fashion wearing either silk shirts or kurtas.

Video - How To Wear Dhoti?

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