Costumes

thumb|Actors in samurai costume at the [[Kyoto Eigamura film set]]

Folk costumes on the modern territory of Bulgaria

1703 painting by Nicolas de Largillière

thumb|150px|Bagalbandi shown here with tied-flaps, Bagalbandi term literally translates to "tied on the side". Bagalbandi or Barabandhi or Daura is a male upper garment ; it is a typical shirt that ties on the side. It is similar to a waistcoat in style. It has a wide section in the front that overlaps the other side, similar to a double-breasted coat with strings attached to fasten the garment. Bagalbandi is an ethnic costume of the Indian subcontinent; the garment is more associated with Hindi belt, Gujarat, Maharastra, Nepal, along with other regions. thumb|an untied Bagalbandhi ==Etymology