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thumb|Actors in samurai costume at the [[Kyoto Eigamura film set]]
Bulgarian national garb
Folk costumes on the modern territory of Bulgaria
The beautiful Strasbourgian
1703 painting by Nicolas de Largillière
Bagalbandi
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