Yalek was an underslip, a ladies garment older than 500 years of the Indian subcontinent. Yalek was a long vest type undergarment, sticking to the body, and the length was down to ankles. The ladies wore Yalek underneath the gowns and other costumes. Both Hindus and the Muslim ladies wore similar dresses except few changes.[1][2][3]
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edit- ^ Srivastava, M. P. (1989). Social and Cultural Trends in Islamic India, 1206-1719 A.D. Vohra Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-85072-53-1.
- ^ Ansari, Mohammad Azhar (1974). Social Life of the Mughal Emperors, 1526-1707. Shanti Prakashan. p. 81.
- ^ ''in ancient India , the majority of women dressed in unstitched lengths of loom - woven fabric , ranging in size from small breast bands to long ... They wore long , loose jama - like robes which fastened at the front and had both round and V - necked openings . These gowns were worn over a yalek ( a long undergarment that reached to the ankles ) with a long , narrow paijama , a patka tied around the waist ...'' Costumes and Textiles of Royal India - Page 216books.google.co.in › books Ritu Kumar, Cathy Muscat · 1999 https://books.google.com/books?id=1HcNAQAAMAAJ&q=Ya
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