Gamchha
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A gamchha (alternate spellings gamocha, gamchcha, gamcha, et al, Bengali: গামছা) is a thin, coarse, traditional cotton towel found in eastern India and Bangladesh that is used to dry the body after bathing. The term "gamchha" derives from the Bengali গা মোছা (gā mochha), which means "wiping (the) body". Gamchhas are most commonly found with check and striped patterns of red, orange or green. Plain white gamchhas with coloured (embroidered or printed) borders from Orissa and Assam are local handicrafts, and may be worn around the neck with traditional Indian attire. Gamchhas remain popular in India because they are not as thick as Western-style towels and better suited to the country's tropical, humid climate.
Gamchhas are also worn as loin cloths by people of the poorer sections of society, especially menial labourers and farm workers.
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