VESHTI

Oct. 13, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared in the traditional south Indian attire of a white veshti (dhoti), half-sleeved spotless white shirt and an angavastram (upper cloth) while hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mamallapuram.

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Attired in a Tamil traditional 'karai veshti' (dhoti with a border in green), angavastram (a shawl), and a half sleeve white shirt, the Prime Minister Modi met with Xi
About 500 Tamil folk artistes performed "tappattam," and "poi kal kuthirai" while a group of women presented a Bharatanatyam programme to the accompaniment of 'thavil' and 'nadaswaram' (traditional percussion and wind instruments respectively) music.

Source : Times of India

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