A little girl dressed in a long skirt and blouse made of silk with gold border, a pattu pavadai chattai .
South India. 1967
Pattu pavadai chattai was worn during weddings, birthdays and on all festivals especially during Navaratri and Diwali. I used to get at least two sometimes three outfits every year.
I loved to wear them. The skirt had a bodice and I could easily slip into them like putting on a frock. The blouses were either fastened in the front or at the back. I had to keep them tidy and not let the skirt border trail in the mud. I loved to spin around and round until the skirt billowed up with air.
In my mind’s eye I was a colorful top spinning around in the same spot playing in the courtyard, dizzy no doubt while waiting eagerly for the guests to arrive.
Pattu pavadai chattai continues to be a popular outfit worn by girls between the ages of five and fifteen. In the later teens they would wear a sash or davani on top of the pattu pavadai chattai.
Source: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-951377?ref=feeds%2Flatest
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