Traditional Dresses of South Asia (Kashmir Included as separate state)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F_vYX4FN45I/TuUwaBIsKYI/AAAAAAAAAA8/F3lj4v8dA74/s1600/Traditional+Dresses+of+South+Asia2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F_vYX4FN45I/TuUwaBIsKYI/AAAAAAAAAA8/F3lj4v8dA74/s320/Traditional+Dresses+of+South+Asia2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is represent the traditional dresses from South Asia which are India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka. Kashmir was a country originally but it was divided by three countries: India, Pakistan and China, yet it is still consider as disputed region.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">According to traditional dresses of Kashmir, they wore different dresses without Bollywood touch which are:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Kushor (often known as Kashmiri or sometimes Kasheer, they wore phiran shalwar, and chadar, found in Valley of Kashmir and Neelum District)</li><li>Dogri (found in Jammu province, they are somewhat similar to Azad Kashmir's people due wore shalwar kameez but they have it own style and wore dupatta as normally. Paranda sometimes to be wore by females)</li><li>Pothohari (they often being call Pahari, Mirpuri and Poonchi, they wore heavy kameez shalwar with chadar, paranda are quite famous over Azad Kashmir, they usually visible on shoulder hanging out infront or back of body, similar to Nothern Punjab known as Pothohari Region, mainly found in whole Azad Kashmir, included Poonch, Rajouri and Mirpur)</li><li>Gujri (often known as gajjars, they are usually farmer, selling milks, they females wore shalwar kameez, chadar in different style, plus they also wore taqiyah with chadar found in different places of both sides of Kashmir)</li><li>Gilgiti (sometimes they are called as Hunza, their cultures similar to Tajikistan or Nuristan)</li><li>Ladakhi and Balti (they both share same ethnic and language family but different are Baltistan is in  Pakistan while Ladakh lie on India side, they are known as Little Tibetans of Kashmir)</li></ul> You able to download better quality and biggest size: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/download/272628101/traditional_dresses_of_south_asia_by_azad126-d4ibd6t.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.deviantart.com/download/272628101/traditional_dresses_of_south_asia_by_azad126-d4ibd6t.jpg</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">by Kashmiri Artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kashmiri-Artist/247569101966063" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kashmiri-Artist/247569101966063</a></div>

Traditional Dresses of South Asia (Kashmir Included as separate state)

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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Jammu + Kashmir + Ladeth + Gilgit + Baltistan + Aksai Chin =</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"PARADISE KASHMIR"</span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o7PfHCYNZ5U/TsFUpS_E22I/AAAAAAAAAAk/LDgK2sqL8YA/s1600/new+pk+3+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o7PfHCYNZ5U/TsFUpS_E22I/AAAAAAAAAAk/LDgK2sqL8YA/s320/new+pk+3+.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Traditional dresses (from left to right) Pahari, Kushur, Gilgti, Ladethi, Gujri, Balti and Dogri</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are getting lose our culture and traditions every years because of Bollywood and Western influence in Jammu Kashmir, our youth getting forget culture and embraced "western". It is time for us to save our truly culture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Culture is our Identity. Live Long Kashmir, Kashmir Zindabad. </div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span>

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Jammu + Kashmir + Ladeth + Gilgit + Baltistan + Aksai Chin = "PARADISE KASHMIR" Traditional dresses (from left to right) Pahari, K...

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Culture and Traditions of Kashmir

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The culture and traditions of Kashmir, a region in northern India (India-administered Kashmir consisting of <b>Jammu and Kashmir</b>), northeast Pakistan (Pakistan-administered Kashmir consisting of <b>Azad Kashmir</b> and <b>Gilgit-Baltistan</b>) and the Chinese territory of <b>Aksai Chin</b>.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The culture of Kashmiri is a diverse blend and highly influenced by northern South Asian as well as Central Asian culture. Along with its scenic beauty, Kashmir is famous for its cultural heritage; it amalgamates Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies and has involved composite culture based on the values of humanism and tolerance.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The major languages are Shina, Burshuski, Balti, Laddakhi and Tibetan in the North and Kashmiri, Dogri, Pahari, Pothwari Hindko and Gojri in rest of the state.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-abpFevLAkaw/Tr7_RKlMrZI/AAAAAAAAAAc/GIj63SGI1U8/s1600/Colours+of+Paradise+Kashmir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-abpFevLAkaw/Tr7_RKlMrZI/AAAAAAAAAAc/GIj63SGI1U8/s320/Colours+of+Paradise+Kashmir.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span>

Culture and Traditions of Kashmir

The culture and traditions of Kashmir, a region in northern India (India-administered Kashmir consisting of  Jammu and Kashmir ), northeast ...

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