Rajasthani Bridal Lengha - Wedding Attire
BASE
It is a combination of lengha, kurti/ kanchali and odhani. Lengha is quite similar to ghagra but is usually longer in length and it hangs all the way to the ground.
It is a special dress worn by Rajasthani women on special occassions especially weddings.
Festive Colors
According to psychology, colour has a great impact on human personality. There are different colours of base for different purposes.
Red, maroon, saffron and pink colour base are best for marriage purposes. All these colours are symbols of love and affection. Red denotes the power of goddess Lakshmi.
History
In early times, the printing and bandez work on the base used to be done by special caste called as Chippa. Now this art is transfered to garment industry and textile mills. This cloth is now exported outside the country.
Popular Base
On Diwali, Gota base was quite famous and it used to be worn by high class women. It is black in colour on which golden wires are beautifully used. It is exhibited in City Palace of Jaipur.
On Teej, Lehariya base used to be worn. It was quite in demand in local market.
The lengha with 400-450 kaliyan was quite ethnic which worn earlier and it is spread around 44 feet. It is kept in the museum of Churu.
Materials Used
Base are made of satin, silk tissue velvet, georgette and crepe.
Art
The work which is most prevalent on base is salma sitare, gulibar, jardosi, kundan, gadchula, tie and die .
Antique
The ocean wave base is made of 7-8 colours waves. Neelgiris and Tripolia areas used to prepare this type of base.
