Jat costumes

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Haryanvi women's costumes

Jat costumes and dresses are simple.

Man's garments

Traditional Jat dress

The men's dress consists of a white turban, shirt, dhoti, jooties and cotton or woolen shawl. Jats narmally keep with them woolen blanket made of sheep-wool during winters.

Women's garments

Rajasthani woman's dress, Pomachā and khārā ghāgharā

Women wear orhni (ओढणी) (veil) shirt or Angia (short blouse) ghagri (heavy skirt) jooties (country made shoes)and heavy ornaments around the neck, wrists and ankles. Rajasthani women wear kurti (कुर्ती), kanchali (कांचळी) and ghaghara (घाघरा). Traditional jat women wear woolen ghaghara known as dhabala (धाबळा) with a strong woolen rope tied to it in the waste.

Ornaments

There are different kinds of ornaments in use in different states. Ornaments are liked by both jat men and women.

Men's ornaments

Men in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab wear gande (गंडे), tore (तोड़े), janjir (जंजीर), anguthi (अंगूठी), chhap (छाप), birbali (बीरबली), baliyan (बालियां) etc. Men in Rajasthan wear kare (कड़े) in ankles, gurde (गुर्दे) and murki (मु्र्की) in ears and har (हार) in neck.

Women's ornaments

A Jat woman preparing lunch in Rajasthani costumes

Women wear various ornaments made of gold and silver such as bichhue (बिछुए), sankar (सांकर), chhalli (छल्ली), chhade (छड़े), lachhe (लच्छे), sankari (सांकरी), kare (कड़े), pajeb (पाजेब), santh (सांठ), bankada (बांकड़ा), kamardhani (कमरधनी), hamel (म्हेल), janjir(जंजीर), guluband (गुलबंद), hansali (हंसली), kanthi (कंठी), pachamania (पचमणिया), mohanmala (मोहनमाला), jhumka (झुमका), long (लॉग), eran (एरन), vali (वाली), turputi (तुरपुती), jhubjhubi (झुबझुबी), nath (नथ), borla (बोरला), sentha (सेंठा), long (लॉग), sulliya (सुल्लिया), Teoto (टेवटो), madalio (मादळियो), bangari (बंगड़ी), anvala (आंवळा), nevari (नेवरी), pati (पाती), Bala (बाळा) (Ear ring) etc.

Author: Laxman Burdak लक्ष्मण बुरड़क

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