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kur·ta

(kûr′tə)
n.
A loose long-sleeved shirt or tunic, often extending to the knees, worn primarily in South Asia.

[Hindi and Urdu kurtā, from Persian kurta.]
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kurta

(ˈkʊətə) or

khurta

n
(Clothing & Fashion) a long loose garment like a shirt without a collar worn in India
[Hindi]
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Noun 1. [画像:kurta - a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)]kurta - a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)
shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body
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Tendulkar donned a maroon kurta and his son opted for a blue one.
Wasim opted for a plain white kurta shalwar with black waist coat.
This shalwar sports more embellishment than the average evening-wear kurta. Somehow NickieNina make it work.
Indian pilgrim Mohammed Raihan noted that Indian pilgrims were eager to wear traditional Eid garments -- he was wearing elegant attire rich in colors, though his peers prefer the "Kurta Pajama," the formal white Indian outfit of the Muslim-majority of the state of Kerala.
ISLAMABAD -- The variety of 'shalwar suits' and 'Kurta with Shalwar or Pajama with unique designs are attracting men customers ahead of Eid ul fiter across the country, as the trend of 'Shalwar kameez' is been around for centuries whether it's about religion, tradition or comfort wears.
According to media reports, a bloodstained kurta (shirt) was found hanging in the washroom of Haq's room; but forensic examination revealed that the blood spots did not belong to the slain leader.
A bloodstained kurta has also been recovered from his room, which is not considered to be the leader's.
RAWALPINDI -- As the police investigation goes underway, more evidences have been collected including the fingerprints of three separate individuals and a bloodstained kurta from the murder scene of Maulana Samiul Haq.
Give your traditional kurta a new lease of life by separating it from the churidar (or salwar, or Patiala).
The game is also celebrating a Diwali event this week and is giving players a chance to show-off their 'desi-ness' by purchasing and wearing a kurta pyjama.
Imagine yourself sitting in a classy restaurant and at its entrance a person, wearing a simple kurta and shalwar , trying to enter the restaurant but you see the staff stopping him and what do you do??

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