: a long loose-fitting collarless shirt of a style originating in India
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Attendees dressed the part, streaming past photographers in custom sarees, lehengas and kurtas at an event that may set forthcoming trends in Indian wedding fashion.
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 12 July 2024
The woman wearing the kurta apologized in a video later posted on Facebook by Lahore Police.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
Dressed in a traditional kurta tunic, Modi led the consecration ceremony as Hindu priests chanted hymns and a 4.25-foot statue of Lord Ram was unveiled in the temple’s inner sanctum.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024
And by 8, the room was full of people dressed in glittering saris and tailored kurtas.
—Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 12 July 2024
The woman wearing the kurta apologized in a video later posted on Facebook by Lahore Police.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
Dressed in a traditional kurta tunic, Modi led the consecration ceremony as Hindu priests chanted hymns and a 4.25-foot statue of Lord Ram was unveiled in the temple’s inner sanctum.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024
And by 8, the room was full of people dressed in glittering saris and tailored kurtas.
—Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Kurta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kurta. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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