Choli

A choli (Hindi: चोली, Urdu: چولی, Gujarati: ચોળી, Marathi: चोळी, Nepali: चोलो cholo) (known in South India as ravike (Kannada: ರವಿಕೆ, Telugu: రవికె, Tamil: ரவிக்கை)) is a blouse or a bodice-like upper garment that is commonly cut short leaving the midriff bare, it is worn along with a sari in the Indian subcontinent. The choli is also part of the ghagra choli costume in the Indian subcontinent.

For the villages in Iran, see Cheli, Iran. For the village in Cyprus, see Choli, Cyprus.

In Northern Gujarat bordering Rajasthan, Palanpur in particular (Banaskantha), it is referred to as polku Gujarati: પોલકું.

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