Atamsukh, in the traditional dress of Rajasthani men, is
- A.A long padded coat worn in winter
- B.A sash tied at the waist
- C.A kind of turban worn at weddings
- D.A pair of embroidered shoes
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, a long padded coat worn in winter. The desert is bitterly cold at night in the winter months, and the atamsukh, whose name suggests comfort to the self, is the long quilted coat worn over the usual clothes at that season. Option B is wrong because the sash tied at the waist is the patka or kamarbandh, which is a strip of cloth and not an outer garment. Option C is wrong because the head cloth is the safa or pagri, with styles such as the Amarshahi and the Shahjahani, and the word atamsukh is never used for it. Option D is wrong because the embroidered footwear of Rajasthan is the jutti, made chiefly at Jodhpur, Jaipur and Nagaur. The other men's garments worth knowing are the angrakha, a coat tied across the chest, and its short form the bugatari.
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Practice Questions
View allThe borla, also known as rakhdi, is an ornament worn on which part of the body?
- A.The head
- B.The nose
- C.The waist
- D.The feet
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The borla is a small round ornament that hangs at the parting of the hair and rests at the centre of the forehead; it is a sign of a married woman and belongs above all to Marwar, where it is also called rakhdi.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following ornaments is worn on the waist in Rajasthan?
- A.Timaniya
- B.Kardhani
- C.Bajuband
- D.Nevari
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The kardhani, also called tagdi, is the belt of linked metal worn round the waist by women; the corresponding ornament worn by men is the kandora.
Read the full explanation →The pomcha, a yellow odhni printed with lotus flowers, is traditionally presented to a woman
- A.After the birth of a child
- B.At the time of a death in the family
- C.When she leaves for her parents' home
- D.On the first day of the agricultural year
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The name comes from the word for the lotus, which is the chief motif of the print, and the yellow ground marks an auspicious event; the garment is given to a mother after childbirth and is also worn at Teej and other festive occasions.
Read the full explanation →The lahariya pattern of Rajasthan is particularly associated with which season?
- A.Winter
- B.The monsoon
- C.Summer
- D.Autumn
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Lahariya takes its name from the word for a wave, and its diagonal stripes, produced by rolling the cloth and tying it before dyeing, are said to stand for the running water of the rains; safas and odhnis of this pattern are worn in Sawan and at the Teej festival…
Read the full explanation →The famous Sanganeri block print belongs to which district of Rajasthan?
- A.Jaipur
- B.Barmer
- C.Chittorgarh
- D.Bikaner
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Sanganer lies just south of Jaipur city and is known for its fine floral block printing on a white or cream ground, worked with delicate outlines and soft colours, and the neighbouring village of Bagru in the same district prints bolder motifs in black and red.
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