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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here. Can someone explain what a dhoti and half saree ceremony is? I know I can Google.[/quote]
I have never heard of a dhoti ceremony unless it’s another name for the thread ceremony. The half-saree ceremony is traditionally held to celebrate a girl’s passage into womanhood, after she gets her first menstrual period. Until thatvtime girls would wear a “pavadai” which is a blouse and a full skirt. Once she attained puberty she would start wearing a half-saree which is a length of cloth wrapped around a maxi skirt and worn with a blouse. This was the custom in my South Indian community. I don’t know what the exact traditions are in other parts of India.[/quote]

I'm Indian and still don't understand what a half-saree is? Is it like a lengha? With a dupatta that looks more like the pallu/achol?[/quote]

Dude! Just because you are "Indian" of whatever flavor does not mean that you will be exposed to all the cultural norms of various regional, religious and local groups.  Half saree looks like a lehnga with a dupatta type of cloth draped like a pallu.   I am aware of this ceremony because I am an Indian Army brat who was exposed to the traditions of entire country while growing up in India.

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