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Lungi
Though widely worn in different parts of India, the lungi is popularly associated with a South Indian identity. This became a source of controversy in Maharashtra during the 1960s, when a regional political organisation began using the term lungi–wallah (“lungi wearer”) to refer to migrants from South India in a derogatory manner. Further, unlike the dhoti, the lungi was historically associated with non-dominant castes, though it is worn by men and women across castes today. The garment is known by different names in different parts of India and Southeast Asia, including tamba/tehmet in Punjab, kaili in Kerala and longyi in Myanmar.
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