Choli

Woman in choli c. 1872.

A choli (Hindi: चोली, Urdu: چولی, Gujarati: ચોળી, Marathi: चोळी, Nepali: चोलो cholo) (known in South India as ravike (Kannada: ರವಿಕೆ, Telugu: రవికె, Tamil: ரவிக்கை)) is a blouse or a bodice-like upper garment that is commonly cut short leaving the midriff bare, it is worn along with a sari in the Indian subcontinent. In northern Gujarat is also known as polku (Gujarati: પોલકું). The choli is also part of the ghagra choli costume in the Indian subcontinent.