In Navratri mood,Modi adopts Dhoti,Mojdi and Patola scarf(PHOTO)
September 19, 2009
In Navratri mood,Modi adopts Dhoti,Mojdi and Patola scarf(PHOTO)
By our correspondent
Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 20 September, 2009

When Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi entered Gujarat University Ground for inauguration of Vibrant Gujarat Navratri Mahotsav, most of the people were keep noticing his new dressing style curiously.
In Gujarat, majority of people visiting Garba ground usually dress up in traditional style.
In the first evening of nine-night-long festival, Chief Minister Narendra Modi was for the first time seen wearing Dhoti and Mojdi.
Modi’s silk dhoti had colorful border, his silk kurta was shinning in the flood lights.
But the most amazing was a very costly Patola scarf.
Patola is traditional textile on the verge of extinction. Patola workers in north Gujarat’s Patan town, use only natural color and print the piece of textile before the weaving process.
Indira Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Kokilaben Ambani are some of the proud Patola owners.
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