Potloi (costume) - Revision history

SonOfZeus at 18:37, 15 May 2021

2021-05-15T18:37:22Z

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	[[File:Entertainers_perform_during_a_cultural_performance_prior_to_the_State_Dinner_for_Obama_at_Rashtrapati_Bhawan_(1).jpg\|thumb\|center\|Potloi wearers performing a cultural dance at [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]]]]		[[File:Entertainers_perform_during_a_cultural_performance_prior_to_the_State_Dinner_for_Obama_at_Rashtrapati_Bhawan_(1).jpg\|thumb\|center\|Potloi wearers performing a cultural dance at [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]]]]
	[[File:Meitei_Hindu_Bride_Attire.jpg\|thumb\|center\|[[Meitei Hindu]] bridal costumes, including the cylindrical skirts, (Potloi)s.]]		[[File:Meitei_Hindu_Bride_Attire.jpg\|thumb\|center\|[[Meitei Hindu]] bridal costumes, including the cylindrical skirts, (Potloi)s.]]
	'''Potloi''' or '''Polloi''' (literally, ''"final product"'' or ''"end product"'') is a cylindrical skirt made up of thick fabric that is ornamented with sequins and mirrors.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EC_aAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBnoECAYQAw</ref> It is usually used by the [[Meitei Hindu]] brides in [[Meitei wedding]] and the dancers in the [[Manipuri dance\|Manipuri Rasa Leela dance]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3HCbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA178&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwAnoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8s7kAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBXoECAUQAw</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&pg=PA800&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwCXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wLzDLsEYZGQC&pg=PA64&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy5PfOrbDwAhWSzTgGHaN6A3gQ6AEwA3oECAEQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BwIwAQAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy5PfOrbDwAhWSzTgGHaN6A3gQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw</ref> Notably, it is not used by the brides in traditional ([[Sanamahist]]) Meitei wedding.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8s7kAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBXoECAUQAw</ref>		'''Potloi''' ({{lang-mni\|ꯄꯣꯠꯂꯣꯢ}}; {{lang-bn\|পোৎলোই}}) or '''Polloi''' ({{lang-mni\|ꯄꯣꯜꯂꯣꯢ}}; {{lang-bn\|পোল্লোই}})(literally, ''"final product"'' or ''"end product"'') is a cylindrical skirt made up of thick fabric that is ornamented with sequins and mirrors.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EC_aAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBnoECAYQAw</ref> It is usually used by the [[Meitei Hindu]] brides in [[Meitei wedding]] and the dancers in the [[Manipuri dance\|Manipuri Rasa Leela dance]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3HCbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA178&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwAnoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8s7kAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBXoECAUQAw</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&pg=PA800&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwCXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wLzDLsEYZGQC&pg=PA64&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy5PfOrbDwAhWSzTgGHaN6A3gQ6AEwA3oECAEQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BwIwAQAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy5PfOrbDwAhWSzTgGHaN6A3gQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw</ref> Notably, it is not used by the brides in traditional ([[Sanamahist]]) Meitei wedding.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8s7kAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBXoECAUQAw</ref>

	Interestingly, [[Radha]] and [[:en:Chandrabali\|Chandrabali]] wear green potloi and red blouse whereas the [[:en:Gopi\|Gopis]] wear red potloi and green blouse in the [[Manipuri dance]].		Interestingly, [[Radha]] and [[:en:Chandrabali\|Chandrabali]] wear green potloi and red blouse whereas the [[:en:Gopi\|Gopis]] wear red potloi and green blouse in the [[Manipuri dance]].

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{{About|[[costume]]|other uses|Potloi}}
[[File:Entertainers_perform_during_a_cultural_performance_prior_to_the_State_Dinner_for_Obama_at_Rashtrapati_Bhawan_(1).jpg|thumb|center|Potloi wearers performing a cultural dance at [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]]]]
[[File:Meitei_Hindu_Bride_Attire.jpg|thumb|center|[[Meitei Hindu]] bridal costumes, including the cylindrical skirts, (Potloi)s.]]
'''Potloi''' or '''Polloi''' (literally, ''"final product"'' or ''"end product"'') is a cylindrical skirt made up of thick fabric that is ornamented with sequins and mirrors.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EC_aAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBnoECAYQAw</ref> It is usually used by the [[Meitei Hindu]] brides in [[Meitei wedding]] and the dancers in the [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri Rasa Leela dance]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3HCbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA178&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwAnoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8s7kAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBXoECAUQAw</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&pg=PA800&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwCXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wLzDLsEYZGQC&pg=PA64&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy5PfOrbDwAhWSzTgGHaN6A3gQ6AEwA3oECAEQAw#v=onepage&q=potloi&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BwIwAQAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy5PfOrbDwAhWSzTgGHaN6A3gQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw</ref> Notably, it is not used by the brides in traditional ([[Sanamahist]]) Meitei wedding.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8s7kAAAAMAAJ&q=potloi&dq=potloi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4gKzaybHwAhWYgtgFHTRiBJYQ6AEwBXoECAUQAw</ref>

Interestingly, [[Radha]] and [[:en:Chandrabali|Chandrabali]] wear green potloi and red blouse whereas the [[:en:Gopi|Gopis]] wear red potloi and green blouse in the [[Manipuri dance]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ras_Lila.jpg
File:Maharas_Purnima.jpg
File:Manipuri_dance_model.jpg
File:Manipuri_Dance.jpg
File:Manipuri.jpg
File:Raas_Lila.jpg
File:Rasa_Lila_in_Manipuri_dance_style.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Meitei culture]]
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