Laal Paar

Glossary

Woven in cotton or tussar silk, it is a sari with a broad red border and a white or cream ground. It is a part of festive attire in Bengal, worn on occasions such as Durga Puja. The red border symbolises the vermilion on the forehead of a young bride and the alta (red dye) that Bengali women apply to their hands and feet on auspicious occasions.

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Laal Paar%newline%Woven in cotton or tussar silk, it is a sari with a broad red border and a white or cream ground. It is a part of festive attire in Bengal, worn on occasions such as Durga Puja. The red border symbolises the vermilion on the forehead of a young bride and the alta (red dye) that Bengali women apply to their hands and feet on auspicious occasions.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Laal Paar”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/laal-paar/
MLA	“Laal Paar.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/laal-paar/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Laal Paar. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/laal-paar/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)