Choli Choli A choli (Hindi: चोली, , , Nepali: चोलो "cholo") (known in South India as "ravike" (Kannada: ರವಿಕೆ, Telugu: రవికె, Tamil: ரவிக்கை)) is a midriff-baring blouse or upper garment commonly worn with a sari in the Indian subcontinent. The choli is also part of the ghagra choli costume in the Indian subcontinent. The choli evolved from the ancient "stanapatta", also known as "kurpsika" or "kanchuki", which was one of the forms of three-piece attire worn by women during the ancient period. This consisted of the "antriya" lower garment; the "uttariya" veil worn over shoulder or head; and the "stanapatta," a
Kerala sari Kerala sari Kerala sari (Set-sari) () is a clothing of women in the Indian state of Kerala. It is worn as a garment that closely resembles the "mundum neriyathum" though it is not considered a true mundum neriyathum by classic definition. This is because the Kerala sari consists of a single piece of cloth while a traditional mundum neriyathum consists of a two-piece cloth. Otherwise, the Kerala sari closely resembles the mundum neriyathum and is often worn by Malayali women as a quasi mundum neriyathum. Kerala sari is regarded as the cultural costume of women of the Malayali community. The