Traditionally, a peshwaz is worn with either a churidar or a farshi. It is also paired with a dupatta (also called ekpatta) that acted as a veil. Of course, Bollywood celebs like Sonam Kapoor have ...

With full sleeves and a dramatic flare, the Peshwaj is a full-length garment that has been a hallmark of Mughal court attire.

The lush book, catalogued by art historian JP Losty, teems with erotic, sensuous imagery: Women of the Zenana playing Holi (1760-70) reflects the joyous abandon of celebration; Two Ladies Embracing at ...

This theme of cross-dressing is echoed in Two Ladies Embracing at a Jharoka (1820-30), where one woman wears a male garb, sporting a canary yellow peshwaj and a bottle-green turban, while the other ...

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So was the ubiquitous churidaar or the royal peshwaj — an outer diaphanous garment worn over the main outfit inside by Mughal women. Cinema also contributed towards the popularity of the ...

In a gathering of eminent musicians and connoisseurs, Wajid Ali Shah sang and danced in a peshwaj, or long full-sleeved gown that flared from the neck to the ankles, where it measured as much as ...

Her face was veiled with a dupatta. Her pyjamas were in the style of the courts, in heavy peshwaj and zari. I had read about Padmini, Chitrini and other kinds of women in the shastras. I was reminded ...