Durga Puja Navaratri Look 2: Traditional Dhakai with a twist

Durga Puja/ Navratri season is back! You can literally feel the positive vibrations electrifying the air. We Bongs call it পুজোর গন্ধ! At this time of the year, we just want to forget our stress and miseries and get allured in puja vibes. For most of us, Durga Puja is one of the most beautiful times of the year to grab some of the yummiest treats, buy awesome gifts at highly discounted sales and wear our best traditional outfits. 

Speaking of traditional outfits, with all the festivities to attend and be part of this extravagant celebrations, you got to look the part! Thus we have come up with a saree look-book for 3 days of Durga Puja or Navratri.  After sharing our Shaptami Day look here, in this post, I’m sharing my Ashtami look. It’s all about bringing the traditional quintessential saree style back! Bengalis are known for their red and white sarees and thanks to Bidya Bagchi of Kahaani fame the whole world knows what we chose to wear during our Durga Puja. Also, bengali women who love sarees cannot have enough of jamdani weaves. Thus we had to put together a look with both these Bong favorites, so here it goes, red and white jamdani for Ashtami puja 🎉🎉🎉

As most of you know by now, I am not a big fan of styling my sarees conventionally, thus wore this traditional dhakai jamdani with a black off-the-shoulder crop top blouse. It gives this quintessential saree look a much needed edge.

Draped the saree in traditional Bengali আটপৌড়ে style, tied the pallu end on my wrist . Also if you notice, my pallu pleats are more casually pinned to give a softer look than a form fitted pleated one.

This look can be sported on morning  Ashtami puja or even carried to any evening pandal hopping or Sandhi puja. Am sure you'll grab some amazed eyeballs in the crowd.

A side messy-meets-softer bun in wavy hair worn with a traditional saree is one look I like to wear in a heartbeat.Skipped the necklace part and finished look with an over-sized stone stud which is a spin-off to the traditional gold stud or kaan pasha. Added a small bindi and alta and bold red lips to enhance the traditional look. Minimal accessories makes this look stand out and much more wearable for an Ashtami adda. You can tweak this look and make it your own wearing a gorod or traditional gold jewelry. But with this fusion saree look less is more, so try not to overdo with hair and accessories.

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What Was I Wearing?

Saree from Jamdani Ghar in Kolkata, India 

Crop top Blouse from , Forever 21 , City Creek Mall,  UT, USA

Earring from Sam Moon, Houston, TX, USA

Clutch from Delhi, India

Enjoy your festive days and let us know how you liked the look 😊😊😊