A single length of unstitched cloth wrapped and tucked around the waist and legs — traditional men's dress worn from ordinary days to the most formal religious rituals.
धारण · Dharan
Like the saree, the dhoti is draped rather than stitched, typically four to six yards of cloth wrapped around the waist and tucked between the legs, with the exact style varying by region, the Bengali style, the Tamil veshti, and the Maharashtrian dhoti each tied distinctly.
The dhoti remains the expected garment for many Vedic and temple rituals specifically because it is unstitched, a distinction some traditional ritual codes treat as significant for what is considered pure or appropriate clothing to wear while performing a rite.