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KARA: colored lines or stripes which run along the edges of the wrap or weft. Kambi, puliyla, mandi, belt, vettu and sada are the main karas in vogue. |
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| DHARA: Thin line or lines running alongside the kara. Can be either of colored thread or kasavu, in patterns like Vakunna and katti. |
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| CHUTTI: The flag marks at the extreme of the kara. Variously classified as sada, salla, vari, katti, kasavu etc. |
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MUNDU: The main garment which covers the body from waist downwards NERYTHU: Length of finer cloth draped over the shoulder to cover the upper torso. |
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| PARIVATTOM:Full length, jeried ornamental cloth worn high around the upper torso leaving the arms free and shoulders uncovered. Used only by royalty. |
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| KACHAMURI : Worn by Christian ladies from the waist downwards, artfully pleated at the back like a fan |
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| ONNARA:Half length under garment worn by women inside the mundu |
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KASAVU :Consists of a silk core and a spiraling of silver around it coated with gold, woven in to form the chutti and kara at the edges
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