Rammal: Scarves that are worn on the fingers.Lungi/ Chadar/ Tehmat: A decorated cloth that is tied around the waist.Turla/ Torla: An adornment on the turban that looks like a fan.It can also be highlighted with a Gota, or a broad lace. Pag: The turban which is stylized in a particular way to be named the ‘pag’.These are the parts of the Bhangra dress worn by men: However, they share certain similarities such as color and fabric. The style of clothing worn by men when performing Bhangra is different than the type of clothes worn by women. The Bhangra dress is quite vivid and colorful and is quite similar to the clothes worn every day in Punjab although the hues of the clothes worn on a daily basis are lighter. Women wear long flowing clothes as well as fine jewelry for elegance and grace. The wearing of the turban by male dancers is very important as it represents the pride as well as honor of the people of Punjab. For example, Yellow is used to symbolize sarson or mustard, green symbolizes prosperity and red/saffron symbolize the auspicious occasion itself. Bright shades generally mean different things. This is why the clothing worn by the dancers are loose fitting so as to ensure that body movement isn’t constricted.
Since there is a lot of movement associated with this dance form, it is very important that the dresses allow the dancers to move freely. The dresses that are worn during a Bhangra performance are very bright, bold and colorful to symbolize the joyful and celebratory nature of the occasion. While the dance has now spread to not just Punjab in its entirety, but India and many parts of the world, at the time of its origin it was prominent only in Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gurdaspur and Sheikhpur areas of Punjab. One of the other accounts of its origin dates it to the 1880s as a community dance in the month leading up to the Vaisakhi festival. The Bhangra is danced to the rhythm of a drum, known as the dhol. As time progressed, the Bhangra became used in almost all major celebrations in Punjab such as weddings or festivals.
The Bhangra is said to have started by Punjabi farmers in the 14 th or 15 th century to celebrate the harvest season. The festival is celebrated with much pomp and fervor and the dresses worn by the male and female dancers are quite different from each other although both are a reflection of the joyous celebrations.
Bhangra has a very energetic and lively tone and the dance is equally vivacious. The dance is generally performed during the Vaisakhi festival that celebrates the harvest. Bhangra refers to several forms of folk dance and music that originate in the Punjab region of India.
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