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The most expensive example of these objects ever created reproduces the painting Galaxy of Musicians. In one style, mythological scenes from burned clay terracotta temples decorate part of these objects called the anchal. In the late 1800s, a woman nicknamed JDT popularized these objects as nationalist symbols through articles in the Bombodhini Magazine. Metallic thread is woven into some of these objects in a zigzag pattern called a pitni. Waist chains secure red examples of these objects worn during weddings. (-5[1])The border of a loose part of these garments (-5[1])called the pallu is matched with a blouse in the Kandyan style. (10[1])A petticoat called a ghagra (10[1])is worn under these garments, which are commonly worn with the Nivi drape. For 10 points, name this unstitched women’s garment common in India. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: saris [or sarees or sharis; accept specific types of sarees such as Baluchari sarees or Kanjivaram sarees or Kandyan sarees or Nivi sarees; prompt on dresses or fabric or silk or cloth; prompt on garments before it is read] (The second line is about Baluchari sarees typically found in Bangladesh. The third line is about Jnanadanandini Devi Tagore, who was the sister-in-law of Rabindranath Tagore. The fourth line is about Kanjivaram sarees.)
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