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The lehenga, lehnga or langa (also known as a ghagra or gagra, chaniya, pavadai, or lacha) is a form of ankle-length skirt from the Indian subcontinent. Different patterns and styles of traditional embroidery are used to decorate the lehenga. Gota patti embroidery is often used for festivals and weddings. The lehenga is sometimes worn as the lower portion of a gagra choli or langa voni. Ghagra in Hindi (also Ghagro in Konknni), was also used to refer to the half slip or petticoat, a skirt worn as an undergarment below the sari.

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  • Lehanga oder Lehenga (Urdu, Gujarati oder Punjabi gaghra, englisch half saree) bezeichnet ein optisch dem Sari ähnliches bodenlanges Frauengewand im Nordwesten des indischen Subkontinents (Gujarat, Rajasthan). Wie auch beim Sari gibt es Alltags- und Festtags-Lehangas. (de)
  • Le lhenga, aussi appelé lehengha, lehanga, ghagra ou ravika en télougou, est une jupe cheville longue, brodée et plissée, portée par les femmes dans le sous-continent indien. Elle se porte comme partie inférieure du ou du . Elle est fixée à la taille et laisse le ventre et le bas du dos nus. De divers types de broderies sont réalisées sur le lehenga, dont la plus populaire dans les festivals et mariages est la . (fr)
  • The lehenga, lehnga or langa (also known as a ghagra or gagra, chaniya, pavadai, or lacha) is a form of ankle-length skirt from the Indian subcontinent. Different patterns and styles of traditional embroidery are used to decorate the lehenga. Gota patti embroidery is often used for festivals and weddings. The lehenga is sometimes worn as the lower portion of a gagra choli or langa voni. Ghagra in Hindi (also Ghagro in Konknni), was also used to refer to the half slip or petticoat, a skirt worn as an undergarment below the sari.("Pavada" redirects here. For the 2016 Malayalam film, see Pavada (film).) (en)
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  • Lehanga oder Lehenga (Urdu, Gujarati oder Punjabi gaghra, englisch half saree) bezeichnet ein optisch dem Sari ähnliches bodenlanges Frauengewand im Nordwesten des indischen Subkontinents (Gujarat, Rajasthan). Wie auch beim Sari gibt es Alltags- und Festtags-Lehangas. (de)
  • Le lhenga, aussi appelé lehengha, lehanga, ghagra ou ravika en télougou, est une jupe cheville longue, brodée et plissée, portée par les femmes dans le sous-continent indien. Elle se porte comme partie inférieure du ou du . Elle est fixée à la taille et laisse le ventre et le bas du dos nus. De divers types de broderies sont réalisées sur le lehenga, dont la plus populaire dans les festivals et mariages est la . (fr)
  • The lehenga, lehnga or langa (also known as a ghagra or gagra, chaniya, pavadai, or lacha) is a form of ankle-length skirt from the Indian subcontinent. Different patterns and styles of traditional embroidery are used to decorate the lehenga. Gota patti embroidery is often used for festivals and weddings. The lehenga is sometimes worn as the lower portion of a gagra choli or langa voni. Ghagra in Hindi (also Ghagro in Konknni), was also used to refer to the half slip or petticoat, a skirt worn as an undergarment below the sari. (en)
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  • Lehanga (de)
  • Lehenga (fr)
  • Lehenga (en)
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