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How is Mekhela Sador made?
Muga Mekhela Chador: These Mekhela Chadors are the ones that are being made by using the Muga Silk and are believed to be so durable that they often outlive their owners. Eri Mekhela Chador: These Mekhela Chadors are the ones that are being made by using the Eri Silk and are usually soft and warm in nature.
What is the meaning of Mekhela chadar?
Mekhela Chador (also spelled as Mekhela Chaddar, Mekhla Chadar, Mekhlo Chador), is type of Saree comprising two pieces of cloth, draped on the top and bottom, which is the traditional attire worn by the women of Assam. The mekhela is folded into pleats to the right around the waist and is tucked in.
Is Mekhela chador saree?
Mekhla Chador is an indigenous traditional Assamese dress worn as a sarong. There are two main pieces of cloth that are draped around the body. The top portion of the dress called chador is a long length of cloth that has one end tucked into the upper portion of mekhla and the rest draped over as saree pallu.
What is the meaning of mekhela?
Noun. mekhela (plural mekhelas) A traditional garment worn by Assamese women, consisting of a length of cloth worn (typically with a chador) from the waist to the ankles and often pleated.
How is Mekhela different from saree?
It is a wide cylindrical piece cloth that is folded into one or two pleats to fit around the waist and tucked in. The pleats are folded to the right and are typically fewer in number as opposed to the pleats of Saree, which are folded to the left and have multiple pleats.
What is the length of Mekhela Sador?
Assam handloom mekhela sador
| Brand | EAGLE HANDMADE |
|---|---|
| Saree Length | CHADOR 2.75M / MEKHELA 1.75M |
| Size | CHADOR 2.75M / MEKHELA 1.75M |
| Set Content | MEKHELA, CHADOR AND BP |
| Pattern | HANDLOOM |
How do you wear Mekhela Chador?
Wear a Mekhela Chadar for Durga Puja this year. * Hold the Chadar in front of the Mekhela. Measure around 20-25 cms from the end of the Chadar to tuck that portion over the Mekhela later.