dupatta

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  • The vibrant danseuse was dressed in a white kurta, but livened it up with a colourful dupatta. —  Daily News & Analysis
  • As Bhutto and Zardari sauntered with George and Barbara through the Rose Garden, they struck quite a collective pose: the president in a tuxedo, Barbara in a bubble-gum-colored evening gown, Bhutto decked out in green (the color of Islam and Pakistan) with a dupatta balanced precariously on her head, and Zardari in all white, sporting a bulky turban. —  The New America Foundation -
  • Their own childrens goes to English medium school with skimpy dresses (uniforms) showing their legs n thighs and showing boobs (not wearing dupatta). —  rediff.com
  • Unlike the brightly-colored and intricately designed shalwaar kameeze (Shalwar are loose trousers and the kameeze is a long shirt) of the girls, the stern woman stood apart in an off-white dress and a white netted dupatta (a scarf or covering for the head and upper body worn by women), carefully adjusted on her head. —  All articles at Blogcritics
  • Apart from looking plain silly, you'd agree it's a pretty tough call for Drona to dodge a circle of attackers while adjusting his embroidered dupatta. —  Top Stories - Google News
 

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