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[[File:Begum Liaquat Ali Meets President of MIT.jpg|thumb|[[Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan|Begum Liaquat Ali]] (centre), dressed in a ''gharara'', 1950]]<br />
A '''gharara''' ([[Urdu]]: {{nq|غرارہ}}, [[Hindi]]: ग़रारा, [[Bangla language|Bengali]]: ঘারারা) is a traditional [[Lucknow]]i outfit,<ref name=Lucknowi>{{Cite book|title=A second paradise: Indian courtly life, 1590-1947|url=https://archive.org/details/secondparadisein0000patn|url-access=registration|quote=Gharara lucknow.|author=Naveen Patnaik|publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]|year=1985|access-date=13 November 2010|isbn=9780385199926}}</ref> traditionally worn by women of the [[Indian subcontinent]], notably the [[Hindi Belt]] of modern-day [[India]].<ref name=Garment>{{Cite book|title=Yojana: Volume 6, Issue 20|url=https://books.google.com/?id=hXxCAAAAYAAJ&q=Gharara+lucknow&dq=Gharara+lucknow|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting|year=1962|quote=The Begums of Lucknow use a modification of ghagra, called gharara or bara paincha, which sometimes require 36 yards of cloth.|access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref> It is also commonly worn in [[Pakistan]]. It consists of a [[kurta|kurti]] (a short, mid-thigh length tunic), a [[dupatta]] (veil), and most importantly, a pair of wide-legged pants, ruched at the knee so they flare out dramatically known as ''Gharara''. The knee area, called the ''gota'' in [[Urdu]], is often elaborately embroidered in [[zari]] and [[zardozi]] work. Each leg of a traditional gharara is made from over 12 metres of fabric, often silk brocade.<ref>[http://www.india-seminar.com/2007/575/575_laila_tyabji.htm Handcrafting a Culture]</ref><br />
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Ghararas originated in [[Awadh]] region of [[Uttar Pradesh]] during the era of the [[Nawab of Awadh|Nawabs]].<ref name=Garment>{{Cite book|title=Yojana: Volume 6, Issue 20|url=https://books.google.com/?id=hXxCAAAAYAAJ&q=Gharara+lucknow&dq=Gharara+lucknow|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting|year=1962|quote=The Begums of Lucknow use a modification of ghagra, called gharara or bara paincha, which sometimes require 36 yards of cloth.|access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref> During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the gharara was part of the everyday attire among Muslim women of the Hindi Belt. Ghararas were also made popular in Pakistan and Bangladesh, in the 1950s and 1960s with popular public figures like [[Fatima Jinnah]] and Begum [[Rana Liaquat Ali Khan]] wearing them.<br />
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Although they are no longer worn as an everyday garment, they remain popular as wedding attire among Muslim women of the [[Hindi Belt]] and also among Urdu-speaking immigrants in [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]].<br />
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==Images==<br />
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File: Lucknow Women 1.jpg|Lucknow women in Gharara.<br />
File:Lucknow Women 2.jpg|Lucknow Women in Gharara.<br />
File:Lucknow Women 3.jpg|Women in Gharara.<br />
File:Lucknow women 5.jpg|Women in Gharara.<br />
File:Lucknow women 6.jpg|Women in Gharara.<br />
File:Lucknow Girl.jpg|Girl in Gharara.<br />
File:Lucknow Wedding.jpg|Lucknow wedding.<br />
File:Lucknow women.jpg|Women in Gharara. <br />
File:Lucknow singer.JPG|Lucknow singer in Gharara.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Farshi Pajama]]<br />
* [[Lucknow]]<br />
* [[Awadh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Clothing in South Asia}}<br />
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[[Category:19th-century fashion]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century fashion]]<br />
[[Category:Dresses]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani clothing]]<br />
[[Category:Bangladeshi clothing]]<br />
[[Category:Indian clothing]]<br />
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