Ankle-length flared skirt for women, worn mainly in the northern and central parts of the Indian subcontinent — with similar versions in the south — typically paired with a blouse (choli) and a dupatta or odhni. Closely resembling a ghagra, which has a larger volume and wider flare, it may be made of various materials, such as cotton or silk, with embroidery and other embellishments varying by culture and class. Worn at or just below the navel, it is gathered and secured on the side with tasselled drawstrings that are allowed to hang down. Derived from the ancient antariya, the modern-day lehenga is thought to have taken shape during the Mughal rule during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when richly embroidered ones were made for the aristocracy, and often worn over pyjamas.